Libya detains migrants

Libyan police say these are illegal migrants they intercepted at sea on their way to Italy.<br/> <br />In total officers say they arrested 270 migrants including children.<br/> <br />The migrants are from Syria, Sudan and Eritrea.<br/> <br />Some admitted Italy was their intended destination.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(Arabic) MAHJOUB, ILLEGAL MIGRANT FROM SUDAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We came from Sudan via the desert. We heard that from Libya we could travel to Italy. We arrived in Tripoli and from Tripoli we headed to the sea."<br/> <br />On Sunday at least 40 people died when a boat laden with migrants sank off the Tripoli coast.<br/> <br />In March the Italian navy rescued more than 4, 000 from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean in just four days.