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Italy to hold state funeral for African shipwreck migrants

Coffins of the dead migrants lined up inside a hangar of Lampedusa' s airport, Italy. (Photo:AP)

Italy is to hold a state funeral for the hundreds of migrants who died after their boat capsized close to the island of Lampedusa last Thursday.

Prime Minister Enrico Letta made the announcement during a visit to the island with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

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