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Migrants onboard Aquarius arrive in Spain after 9-day at sea due to refusal of Italy, Malta
10:09 June 18, 2018 Reuters
More than 600 migrants that were pulled from the Mediterranean Sea earlier this month arrived at the Spanish port of Valencia on Sunday, ending a grueling nine-day voyage, but leaving wide open a fierce debate in Europe over how to handle immigration. Spain offered a safe-haven for the 629 mainly sub-Saharan migrants aboard an NGO rescue ship and two Italian military vessels after Italy and Malta refused to let them enter.