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7 dead, 500 rescued after migrant ship overturns in Mediterranean



The Italian navy says it has recovered 7 bodies from an overturned migrant ship off the coast of Libya. A further 500 migrants who were on board were rescued safely.

A statement from the Italian navy Wednesday says the Bettica patrol ship was responding to a migrant ship in distress when the vessel flipped, sending migrants into the sea.

Crews tossed life jackets to the people in the sea. The rescue operation is continuing.

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