Istanbul: As the rescue boat MY Phoenix docked in the southern Italian port of Taranto, a tanker crawled up and down the dock, spraying water on the baking-hot concrete. My country, Libya, is at war … my message is, 'I need peace.' ... I just want to live in a safe place and have peace in my country. Rafaa, a Libyan fleeing to Germany Italian authorities knew many of the 415 refugees disembarking had lost their shoes during their dangerous sea voyage – so their first thought was to protect the feet of these vulnerable people from the burning ground. Yes, there were brief medical checks by health authorities and a small police presence on the dock – you cannot, after all, have hundreds...
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