Tunisian refugee influx alarms Italy
Thousands of refugees fleeing unrest and poverty in Tunisia prompt diplomatic response from Italy.
Published On 25 Mar 2011
The unrest across North Africa has pushed some 15,000 refugees to the shores of Italy this year.
In response to the influx, the Italian government has sent its foreign and interior ministers to meet the Tunisian prime minister.
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons reports from Minayo in Sicily, the location of one of 13 holding centres in Italy.
Source: Al Jazeera