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| The Latest: 60 migrants rescued at sea by Spain | |
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| VATICAN CITY — The Latest on Europe’s migration crisis (all times local): | VATICAN CITY — The Latest on Europe’s migration crisis (all times local): |
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| Spain’s maritime rescue service says it has rescued 60 people who had been crammed into two small boats at the southwestern end of the Mediterranean Sea. | |
| One boat containing 21 occupants was located Sunday morning and another with 39 on board was found in the evening, the service said on its official Twitter account. | |
| A Spanish navy ship had joined in the search Saturday for one of the vessels that was transporting migrants trying to reach Europe from Africa. | |
| Sunday’s two operations bring the total of migrants rescued off Spain’s southern coastline over the weekend to 136. | |
| Thousands of migrants try to reach Spain each year either by attempting to enter the country’s north African enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta or by making perilous sea crossings to the mainland. | |
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| 4:10 p.m. | 4:10 p.m. |
| Turkey has denied reports Turkish border guards have shot at Syrian civilians fleeing the Islamic State group. | Turkey has denied reports Turkish border guards have shot at Syrian civilians fleeing the Islamic State group. |
| Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said Sunday that such claims “are irrelevant to reality.” | Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said Sunday that such claims “are irrelevant to reality.” |
| Human Rights Watch has urged Turkey to allow in thousands of Syrians fleeing clashes between rebels and IS in northern Syria. | Human Rights Watch has urged Turkey to allow in thousands of Syrians fleeing clashes between rebels and IS in northern Syria. |
| The advocacy group quoted a Syrian refugee who said Turkish border guards shot at hundreds of people approaching a border wall. | The advocacy group quoted a Syrian refugee who said Turkish border guards shot at hundreds of people approaching a border wall. |
| Turkey, which borders Syria and hosts roughly 2.7 million Syrian refugees, has tightened border restrictions in the past year. | Turkey, which borders Syria and hosts roughly 2.7 million Syrian refugees, has tightened border restrictions in the past year. |
| Aid agencies, Bilgic said, are taking “necessary precautions on both sides” of the border to help Syrians displaced in the latest fighting. | Aid agencies, Bilgic said, are taking “necessary precautions on both sides” of the border to help Syrians displaced in the latest fighting. |
| Turkey is reportedly building three container cities with the capacity to house about 40,000 Syrians. | Turkey is reportedly building three container cities with the capacity to house about 40,000 Syrians. |
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| 2:15 p.m. | 2:15 p.m. |
| Greek authorities, worried about the spread of diseases in makeshift refugee camps, are urging migrants to relocate to organized camps with better living conditions. | Greek authorities, worried about the spread of diseases in makeshift refugee camps, are urging migrants to relocate to organized camps with better living conditions. |
| A flyer is circulating at the Idomeni migrant camp on Greece’s border with Macedonia, saying that gastroenteritis, lice and scabies are spreading among the almost 10,400 people there. Written in four languages, including Arab and Farsi, it urges the migrants to relocate to one of several organized camps across Greece. | A flyer is circulating at the Idomeni migrant camp on Greece’s border with Macedonia, saying that gastroenteritis, lice and scabies are spreading among the almost 10,400 people there. Written in four languages, including Arab and Farsi, it urges the migrants to relocate to one of several organized camps across Greece. |
| But the migrants and refugees who have been stranded at Idomeni ever since Austria and several Balkan countries shut down their borders to them in mid-March are reluctant to leave. On Saturday, departing migrants filled just one bus. | But the migrants and refugees who have been stranded at Idomeni ever since Austria and several Balkan countries shut down their borders to them in mid-March are reluctant to leave. On Saturday, departing migrants filled just one bus. |
| In addition to Idomeni, another 10,000 migrants are staying in makeshift camps in mainland Greece. | In addition to Idomeni, another 10,000 migrants are staying in makeshift camps in mainland Greece. |
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| 1:25 p.m. | 1:25 p.m. |
| Pope Francis says one of the refugees he met on the Greek island of Lesbos was the Muslim widower of a Syrian Christian woman killed by extremists for refusing to renounce her faith. | Pope Francis says one of the refugees he met on the Greek island of Lesbos was the Muslim widower of a Syrian Christian woman killed by extremists for refusing to renounce her faith. |
| Francis told the faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that “she is a martyr.” | Francis told the faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that “she is a martyr.” |
| Departing from his prepared remarks, Francis shared his experiences of the day earlier with thousands of people gathered for his blessing. He says among the 300 refugees he greeted Saturday on Lesbos was a Syrian widower with two children. | Departing from his prepared remarks, Francis shared his experiences of the day earlier with thousands of people gathered for his blessing. He says among the 300 refugees he greeted Saturday on Lesbos was a Syrian widower with two children. |
| The pope said: “He is Muslim, and he told me that he married a Christian girl. They loved each other and respected each other. But unfortunately the young woman’s throat was slashed by terrorists because she didn’t want to deny Christ and abandon her faith.” | The pope said: “He is Muslim, and he told me that he married a Christian girl. They loved each other and respected each other. But unfortunately the young woman’s throat was slashed by terrorists because she didn’t want to deny Christ and abandon her faith.” |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |