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By Angelo Amante and Remo Casilli CROTONE, Italy (Reuters) - Italy has arrested three men who they believe trafficked up to 200 people aboard a wooden boat that smashed apart on rocks off southern Italy on Sunday, killing at least 64 people, police said on Tuesday. Lieutenant colonel Alberto Lippolis said a Turkish man and two Pakistani nationals had sailed the boat from Turkey to Italy despite the terrible weather and been identified by the survivors as the main culprits of the tragedy . According to initial investigations, they allegedly asked the migrants for about 8,000 euros ($8,485) each for the deadly journey, said Lippolis, commander of a finance police team in the region of Calabria. All three have been arrested. The boat hit rocks and broke up early on Sunday in heavy seas near the town of Steccato di Cutro on the toe of Italy. Rescuers pulled a dead man from the sea on Tuesday, bringing the number of bodies retrieved so far to 64, including about 14 children. There were 80 s

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