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That policy vacuum has led to clashes between France and Italy over the past month as migrants, after reaching the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, which is off the coast of Tunisia, have begun making their way toward the French border.
France, Italy Seek Tighter Borders Stacy Meichtry 2011
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The coast guard officials discovered the bodies of 25 young men after boarding the migrants' boat less than a mile off the small Italian island of Lampedusa, which is closer to the North Africa than it is to the Italian mainland.
NYT > Home Page By GAIA PIANIGIANI 2011
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Officials said the bodies were discovered as guards boarded the boat a few miles off Lampedusa, which is closer to North Africa than the Italian mainland.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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The officials said they found the corpses - all young men - after boarding the overcrowded boat a few miles off Lampedusa, which is closer to North Africa than the Italian mainland.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Officials on Lampedusa, which is less than 160km from the Tunisian coast, have moved thousands of migrants to reception centres on the mainland, but some 5,000 remain.
BBC News - Home 2011
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The officials found the corpses - all young men - after boarding the boat just a few miles off the island of Lampedusa, which is closer to North Africa than the Italian mainland.
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Lampedusa, which is about 180 miles off the coast of Libya, has been flooded with refugees.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com Michael Birnbaum 2011
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The coast guard officials discovered the bodies of 25 young men after boarding the migrants' boat less than a mile off the small Italian island of Lampedusa, which is closer to the North Africa than it is to the Italian mainland.
NYT > Home Page By GAIA PIANIGIANI 2011
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Some 25,000 people, mostly Tunisians, have flooded Lampedusa, which is right off the North African coast.
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Officials warn of a public health risk on Lampedusa, which is struggling to cope with some 7,000 migrants - more than the local population.
BBC News - Home 2011
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