Aid vessel heading to Gaza rescues four Libyan migrants in Mediterranean Sea
- A ship called Madleen, carrying activists including Greta Thunberg, rescued four migrants from the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday after they jumped from another vessel to avoid Libyan authorities.
- The vessel Madleen was alerted by the European Union's Frontex border control agency to the location of another boat with 30-40 people on it.
- The Freedom Flotilla Coalition protested the return of migrants to Libya, where they may face abuse, according to human rights campaigners.
- The Madleen is on a mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and its voyage is expected to last seven days.
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The vessel Madleen, with 12 activists on board against the blockade of Gaza, is off the Egyptian coast and is expected to reach the Gaza Strip in 48 hours.
During her trip to Gaza, Madleen recovered 4 Sudanese migrants who had thrown themselves at sea not to be repatriated to Libya. The four were transferred to a ship of the EU Frontex mission (ANSA)
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