Italy Investigating 26 Teen Girls Found Dead at Sea: Reports
Illegal migrants from Africa arrive ashore after being rescued by Libyan coast guards at sea, off the coastal town of Guarabouli, 36 miles east of the capital Tripoli on May 18, 2017. Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images
At least 26 Nigerian teenage girls were found dead at sea, and Italian authorities are investigating.
According to the BBC, there are fears that the women were killed after being abused as they tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Five migrants are now being questioned in the Italian port city of Salerno.
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