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article_snippet.sent: and were being taken to either the island of Lampedusa or ports .
article_snippet.sent: in Sicily, a statement said.
article_snippet.sent: Italy last year by way of the dangerous sea crossing organised .
article_snippet.sent: by human traffickers, most departing from Libya.
article_snippet.sent: More than 3,000 . perished.