23 migrants rescued by AFM

23 immigrants, including a pregnant woman brought to Malta after AFM interception.

This morning a group of 23 immigrants were rescued by the Armed Forces of Malta after their dinghy was intercepted 58 nautical miles South of Malta.

The group consists of 20 men and three women, one of them pregnant.

The dinghy developed engine problems and the AFM took the migrants on board a patrol boat because of deteriorating conditions on board.