Tunisia's government harshly condemned a suggestion by Rome that Italian security forces could be sent to the North African country to stem the flow of undocumented migrants. An estimated 5,000 Tunisians have landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa [2] in recent days, fleeing unrest and repression. Rome has requested emergency aid from the European Union to deal with influx. (RTE News [3], Feb. 15; AFP [4], Feb. 14)
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