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#BREAKING France says to take in four ailing Ocean Viking migrants

#BREAKING France to allow migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking to dock, disembark passengers at Toulon: interior minister

#BREAKING France will suspend plan to welcome 3,500 refugees currently in Italy, interior minister says, after Rome's refusal to let rescue ship disembark

#UPDATE France will suspend a plan to welcome 3,500 refugees currently in Italy after Rome's refusal to let a charity ship disembark 234 migrants rescued at sea, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Thursday

Map of the zone where the #OceanViking rescued migrants from October 22-26 and its journey in the Mediterranean Sea
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#UPDATE France said it would allow the #OceanViking rescue ship, carrying more than 200 migrants, to dock on its southern coast and disembark its passengers, harshly criticising Italy for failing to take them in
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#BREAKING French response to row over taking in migrant ship 'totally incomprehensible': Italy interior minister

#UPDATE France warned Italy of "severe consequences" on Thursday as it agreed to take in charity ship the #OceanViking carrying more than 200 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, after Rome refused to allow them to disembark in its ports ▶️ u.afp.com/iTaj