African migrants risk their lives for chance to be smuggled into Europe




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Summary: Refugees from African countries know the danger they face when they step on board a rickety, over-capacity vessel bound for Europe: they could drown in a capsized boat or end up detention camps off the coast of Libya. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on what motivates these migrants to take the journey.