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Otranto A 28-year-old Albanian drowns at sea Together with 16 other undocumented migrants, they tried to escape pursuit by Italian border guards An Albanian man drowned on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday while aboard a motorized rubber boat, which capsized after being pursued in the Adriatic Sea by two Italian coastal guard speedboats, it was learned from the harbormaster’s office in the port of Otranto. This Albanian, named Arjan Kotherja, 28, was accompanied by 16 other undocumented migrants, Albanians and former Yugoslavs, who were trying to reach Italy under cover of night. The overloaded boat was intercepted in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic, by border guards who tried to capture it. After the pursuit, the pilot increased speed in an attempt to escape the Italians and made a turn for reasons that are still unclear. All the other people aboard the boat fell into the sea but were able to be rescued by the police. Three of them were admitted to hospital, but their lives are not in danger. All the people aboard the boat that capsized accused the two pilots of the rubber boat, who were detained for involuntary manslaughter and clandestine immigration for profit. Attempts by Albanian and other undocumented migrants to reach Italy have increased over the past twenty-four hours. Seventeen Chinese people were also discovered by the carabinieri as they were emerging from the water at dawn on a beach in Otranto. Twenty-seven Yugoslavs and 16 Albanians were intercepted on Tuesday evening aboard a ship arriving from the Albanian port of Vlora. Another 12 Albanians were detained at dawn on Wednesday on the northernmost coast near Brindisi. Finally, on Wednesday afternoon, 22 Kurds also attempted to land. Most of these undocumented migrants, including eight children, were expelled or are to be expelled to their respective countries. (AFP/ATSH)

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- 5 people detained by police Having ended up in the city of Patos, the 25-year-old girl from Mallakastra experienced the most tragic event of her life in recent days. After a tense conversation with a young man from Patos, the latter carried out her abduction with the help of a friend. Following this act, the girl was forcibly raped for an entire night in a village in the Libofshë area. We have learned meanwhile that the girl is engaged. After receiving the report, the local police managed to identify the perpetrators of this abduction and assault and detain them. Although the names of these young men have not been confirmed, they are between 22 and 30 years old. Two are from Patos, two from Libofshë, and one from Fier. Criminal proceedings were initiated against them.

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