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Hundreds die in new migrant disaster, Italy president says

In this file photo, rescued migrants are seen aboard MP01 ship of the Italian border police in the Mediterranean Sea, heading to the Island of Lampedusa, southern Italy (AP Photo)

Several hundred people appear to have died in a new migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on Monday.

Unconfirmed media reports earlier on Monday spoke of up to 400 victims from boats which capsized near the Egyptian coast as they attempted to sail to Europe.

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