Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday (April 7) lamented the "tragedy" of a growing number of African migrants who have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe.
In the most recent incident, a boat carrying at least 200 people fleeing the civil war in Libya capsized Wednesday near the island of Lampedusa, Italy's southernmost territory, 70 miles north of Tunisia. Rescue workers saved at least 51 passengers but fear that many others have drowned.
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