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"RAF Spy Planes Could Be Deployed To Tackle Migrant Crisis"
RAF spy planes could be deployed to North Africa to track trafficking gangs sending migrants to their deaths in the Mediterranean, according to reports.
The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Bulwark is currently in Sicily as part of the efforts to tackle the problem.
Earlier this week, meanwhile, the EU agreed to set up a naval mission off the coast of Libya to capture boats used by the people smugglers.
Downing Street said at the time that the British government is working to ensure that "appropriate intelligence resources" are available for the operation. The Prime Minister's official spokesperson said:
"Does the UK, alongside a search and rescue operation which HMS Bulwark is operating at the moment, have capacities in terms of intelligence collection and the like? Absolutely, as do others, and we will work with them on it".
Cover photo courtesy of Alan Radecki Akradecki via Wikimedia Commons.
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