Libyan coastguard opens fire on Italian fishermen from patrol boat donated by Rome Nick Squires © MarinaMilitare/DAPRESS / SplashNews.com The Italian fishing boat Aliseo was fishing north of the Libyan coast when it was hit by shots fired by a Libyan patrol vessel, seen in the background - MarinaMilitare/DAPRESS / SplashNews.com
The Libyan coastguard has prompted uproar after it opened fire on Italian fishermen, wounding a skipper, from a patrol vessel donated by the Italian government.
Italian MPs condemned the attack on Thursday and reacted with fury to the revelation that the vessel had been donated by Rome to Libya to help intercept migrants trying to reach southern Europe from the Libyan coast.
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Italy says Libyan coastguard fired on its fishing boats, injuring captain Reuters 2 days ago
ROME, May 6 (Reuters) - The Libyan coastguard on Thursday fired on three Italian fishing boats, injuring the captain of one of the vessels, Italian authorities said.
The boats operating out of the Sicilian port of Mazara del Vallo were fishing some 30 to 40 nautical miles off the Libyan coastal town of Misrata when a Libyan coastguard vessel fired warning shots against them.
Giuseppe Giacalone, the captain of one of the boats, was slightly injured and transferred to an Italian navy vessel, the mayor of Mazara del Vallo, Salvatore Quinci, told Reuters, confirming reports in Italian media.