Fifteen people have been arrested for throwing twelve Christians out of a boat traveling from Libya to Italy during a fight about religion.
Twelve Christians were allegedly thrown out of a boat by Muslim passengers over a disagreement about religion.
The victims are all thought to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea as the fight happened during a voyage to Italy from Libya.
The boat departed on Tuesday with about 105 people aboard from various African countries.
According to survivors, an argument over religion culminated in Islamic followers throwing overboard a dozen self-declared Christians who happened to be from Nigeria and Ghana.
Police were also told that more casualties would have oc
