Migrants stopped from entering Italy after 'threatening to KILL' the crew of their rescue ship are allowed to disembark in Sicily after President ordered their release

Migrants rescued in the Mediterranean allegedly threatened crew of boat

When Italian Coast Guard ship docked, they were not allowed to disembark

Interior minister Matteo Salvini said he will not let them off until there is clarity

He said: 'If someone lied, they'll pay. If there was violence, it will be punished'

President Sergio Mattarella intervened and 67 migrants disembarked last night

By MAILONLINE REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 19:31 BST, 12 July 2018 | UPDATED: 11:25 BST, 13 July 2018

The migrants stopped from entering Italy after allegedly threatening to kill the boat crew that rescued them in the Mediterranean have been allowed to disembark.

Interior Minister Matteo Salvini had refused to let the 67 migrants onto Italian soil until there was clarity over whether any of them had made threats of violence against sailors on a tugboat that picked them up over the weekend.

However, after an intervention by President Sergio Mattarella, the migrants, including women and children, were allowed to disembark in Sicily late last night.

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