149 rescued migrants being brought to Malta

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-11-07 09:24

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Migrants wait to disembark from an Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat after they were rescued from a dinghy 60 miles off Malta, at the AFM's base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour, Malta, on Nov 6, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]

VALLETTA -- A total of 149 migrants will be brought to Malta, the Armed Forces of Malta said on Tuesday in a statement.

AFM said that they dispatched a patrol vessel earlier on Tuesday to rescue a rubber dinghy in difficulty 60 nautical miles from Malta, wi

th 149 migrants on board.

These migrants are expected to arrive in Malta later on Tuesday night.

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