Tunisia - Italy warns of an immigration 'emergency' due to North African unrest ‎

Italy says it can no longer depend on Tunisia to take back undocumented immigrants since the country's January coup. Italy's interior minister has warned of a brewing "humanitarian emergency," as hundreds arrive by boat.

Italy appealed to the European Union Friday for help in stemming an immigration "emergency," as hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrived by boat from Tunisia.

Italian coast guards have intercepted six boats carrying hundreds of people, most of them from Tunisia. The latest was found Friday, carrying 181 people and  has been taken to the tiny island of Lampedusa, where more than 1,000 people have landed in the past three days.

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