Egypt has referred two maritime inspection officials to trial for their role in the capsizing of a migrant ship that led to the death of over 200 earlier this year, state news agency MENA reported on Saturday. A boat carrying about 450 people capsized off Egypt's northern coast in September. Egyptian authorities arrested four crew members just after the boat capsized in September and opened an investigation. A growing number of migrants have tried to cross to Italy from the African coast, particularly from Libya, where people-traffickers operate with relative impunity. But boats have increasingly departed from Egypt.

Source: Egypt Independent December 04, 2016 08:02 UTC