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Foreign ministry condemns Valletta for not abiding by international rules and ordering stricken boat to Sicily at gunpointThe Italian government  has confirmed that Malta’s armed forces turned a migrant boat away at gunpoint from Maltese waters, after giving them fuel and the GPS coordinates to reach Italy.Police in Sicily are investigating and the prosecutor’s office may open an investigation against Malta in the next few days. Maltese officers...

Survivors say an armed forces’ patrol vessel intercepted an overloaded dinghy, giving the refugees fuel and GPS coordinates for SicilyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) allegedly turned away at gunpoint a boat carrying migrants from their waters, after giving them fuel and the GPS coordinates to reach Italy.Exclusive footage is said to show an AFM vessel refusing...