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Aid groups call Italy's blockade of rescue ship 'political'

| September 20, 2020 9:03 AM

MILAN (AP) — The German humanitarian group Sea-Watch on Sunday condemned as politically motivated the blockade of its ship in the Sicilian port of Palermo by Italian authorities after an 11-hour inspection.

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