Police Arrest Three in Italy Migrant Boat Shipwreck

ITALY – Italian police have arrested three people on suspicion of people trafficking following the deaths of at least 64 migrants in a shipwreck off the country’s southern coast on Sunday.

Authorities say the three detained were a Turkish man and two Pakistani nationals.

Police say they allegedly asked the migrants for about $8,500 each to make the long journey.

Officials have warned the final death toll could climb to more than 100.