Italy to hold state funeral for shipwreck victims: PM
Lampedusa (Italy) (AFP) - Italy will hold a state funeral for the victims of last week's shipwreck tragedy off Lampedusa, Prime Minister Enrico Letta said on Wednesday during a visit to the island where over 300 African migrants are feared to have died.
"There will be a state funeral for the victims," Letta said at a press conference.