The captain of the migrant boat that sank of the coast off the Italian island of Lampedusa has been arrested.

Tunisian Bensalem Khaled could face charges of murder, causing a shipwreck and aiding illegal immigration.

At least 250 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage, but dozens of African migrants are still unaccounted for - feared to be trapped in the hull of the boat.

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