article_snippet.sent: Other people on the voyage told police that police themselves were spared "because police strongly opposed the drowning attempt and formed a human chain," Palermo police said.
article_snippet.sent: a rubber boat was intercepted by an Italian navy vessel, which transferred the passengers to a Panamanian-flagged ship.
article_snippet.sent: a Panamanian-flagged ship docked in Palermo, Sicily on Wednesday, after which the arrests were made, police said. '