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Police search for the truck driver who was filmed whipping migrants near Italian-French border
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In this frame grab taken from a truck driver strikes female migrants with the hardware end of a cargo strap as they exited from the back of his truck at rest stop near the French border in Ventimiglia, Monday, July 15, 2024. According to authorities, smugglers loaded the 12 Eritrean women on to the back of the truck at a rest stop near the French border on Monday while the trucker was having lunch. Once closed inside the truck, the women apparently started agitating due to the heat, with outdoor temperatures over 30 degrees, drawing the driver's attention, city officials said. While the truck driver was being sought, officials said he was unlikely to face any sanction as it would require the women to make a formal complaint. - photo by UGC via AP
ROME (AP) — Italian border police are looking for a truck driver who is shown on a widely circulated video whipping female migrants after he found them in the back of his truck near the French border, officials said Wednesday. Smugglers loaded the 12 Eritrean women on the truck at a rest stop near the French border on Monday while the trucker was having lunch, according to authorities. The women allegedly paid 100-150 euros ($110-1$65) to be transported across the border, but authorities believe the truck driver was unaware of their presence.