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Three teachers 'arrested in Bulgaria for rescuing migrants'

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JAN 8 - Three teachers and activists of the Balkan Route Collective said they were arrested in Bulgaria at the end of December for aiding three young Moroccan migrants, according to a post on Facebook. Simone Zito, a 38-year-old high school professor in Turin published a post on Facebook on January 4 claiming he was arrested with two other colleagues by authorities in Bulgaria at the end of December "for saving human lives". The three teachers are activists of the informal Balkan Route Collective that aids migrants. The post was first published on January 3 on the collective's website and was signed "Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche Alto Vicentino". One of the migrants 'in initial stages of hypothermia' (ANSA).