10 Dec, 2010 @ 10:59
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Ferry rescues illegal immigrants

By Amie Keeley

A GROUP of 44 immigrants attempting to enter Spain on an inflatable boat were picked up by a ferry 40 miles off the Granada coast.

The boat, carrying 44 Sub-Saharan immigrants, including two pregnant women and two babies, were taken to Melilla port on Wednesday night.

The group were moved to Motril on Thursday, before being sent home.

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving permanently to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press. He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

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