Trapani (Italy), Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) A group of 75 Bangladeshis were among 394 people due to reach the Sicilian port of Trapani after their rescue off the Libyan coast, the SOS Mediterranee charity said on Thursday. The migrants are due to dock in Trapani on Friday aboard SOS Mediterranee’s Aquarius rescue ship after they were picked up on Wednesday, the charity tweeted. Most of the migrants are from sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Italian coastguard, which is coordinating rescue operations in the central Mediterranean. A total of 630 migrants arrived in the eastern Sicilian port city of Catania on Wednesday after they were saved in the Mediterranean in two operations, the Italian coastguard said. Non-government organisations have criticised the plan, saying they fear migrants stranded in conflict-wracked Libya could suffer mistreatment.

Source: Libya Today February 23, 2017 17:15 UTC