Turkish cargo ship held by armed stowaways departs for its destination in France after Italian security forces conducted a rescue operation
Following the operation by two navy helicopters, coast guard personnel and customs police, control of the ship was regained off Naples. / Photo: AFP
The prosecutor's office accused three of the 15 irregular migrants of carrying weapons, and it was reported that the Italian security forces seized two knives and a utility knife during their search. In a separate report, Italian news agency ANSA said nine out of the 15 migrants were Iraqi, four were Syrian, and one was Iranian, and the identity of the person who was hospitalized due to hypothermia could not be determined yet.Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told reporters that the stowaways took control of the ro-ro ship, which was sailing from Türkiye's Yalova province to France.
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