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Naked migrants sprayed for scabies

2013-12-18 224 Dailymotion

(SOUNDBITE) (English) MIGRANT "KHALID" SAYING:<br /> <br />"All the people with no dress, same the animal, see see."<br /> <br />A video purports to show migrants standing naked and being sprayed for scabies at a holding centre in Lampedusa.<br /> <br />State television aired the video on Monday and interviewed one of the migrants, known as Khalid.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MIGRANT "KHALID" SAYING:<br /> <br />"This happened two days ago. Yes, two days, only two days ago."<br /> <br />The mayor of Lampedusa said the video made the centre look like a "concentration camp" and that Italy should be "ashamed" of its treatment of migrants.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MIGRANT SAYING:<br /> <br />"Here the man also but you have lady up, you see."<br /> <br />The video has stirred outrage in Italy.<br /> <br />The European Commission has threatened Italy with legal action -- over its adherence to EU rules on acceptable conditions in detention centers, among other issues.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MIGRANT "KHALID" SAYING:<br /> <br />"I'm here

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