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Pledging to take in more refugees, three major German cities on Friday called on European authorities to resume sea rescue missions in the Mediterranean.
In an open letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel, the mayors of Bonn, Cologne and Dusseldorf offered to give shelter to some of the refugees saved in sea rescue operations.
“We want to send a signal to humanity, for the right to asylum and for the integration of refugees,” the mayors said.
They urged authorities to immediately resume rescue missions in the Mediterranean and accept refugees rescued in these operations.