Second group of asylum seekers arrive in Albania on Italian naval ship

An Italian naval ship carrying eight people rescued near the island of Lampedusa docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin on Friday.

It was only the second group of migrants to arrive in the city as part of a deal between Rome and Tirana.

Under the agreement, people intercepted by the Italian coast guard are to be sheltered at two reception centres in Albania, with a cap of 3,000 at any one time.

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