Italy's anti-migrant interior minister vowed Wednesday to block a charity ship that saved 65 migrants off the coast of Libya earlier in the day from docking in Italy. Read more: Sea Watch sues Italy in European rights courtSea Watch 3, a Dutch-flagged ship, informed authorities in Italy, Malta, Libya and the Netherlands about the rescue. "We've requested safe harbor assignment and are awaiting instructions," the charity wrote on Twitter. Salvini, the leader of the far-right League party, has repeatedly blocked charity ships carrying migrants from entering Italian ports. In March, the European Union suspended its ship patrols in the Mediterranean over Italian objections to the operation.

Source: Libya Today May 15, 2019 19:47 UTC