© Allied Newspapers Ltd. 2000, Photo by Darrin J. Zammit Lupi
Chaos
ensues on the gangway of the Tunisian ferry MV CARTHAGE as police bundle several
would-be illegal immigrants back onto the ship
in Valletta Harbour on December 31.
Some 200 Tunisians were found without entry documents when they tried to
enter Malta and clashed with police when they were refused entry. Some 70 of them escaped after they rushed the gates. Police
fired warning shots to bring the rest under control and get them back on the
ship. Police sources said the
Tunisians hoped to land in Malta from where they could be smuggled to Italy.
Malta - 2000
© Darrin J. Zammit Lupi 2001