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58 DIE AS REFUGEE BOAT SINKS OFF TURKEY COAST
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 6, 2012 - 16:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Fifty-eight people died when a refugee boat carrying
over 100 refugees sank off the coast of İzmir, Turkey, according to
Hurriyet Daily News.
Some 43 refugees were rescued, the others remain missing. Those
rescued are reportedly from Iraq and Syria and are of Kurdish origin.
The boat's passengers, who were allegedly trying to enter European
countries illegally, were mostly women and children. Initial
questioning revealed the refugees to be on their way to Britain.
Gendarmarie forces have detained two Turkish suspects in connection
with the incident amid a continuing investigation.
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 6, 2012 - 16:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Fifty-eight people died when a refugee boat carrying
over 100 refugees sank off the coast of İzmir, Turkey, according to
Hurriyet Daily News.
Some 43 refugees were rescued, the others remain missing. Those
rescued are reportedly from Iraq and Syria and are of Kurdish origin.
The boat's passengers, who were allegedly trying to enter European
countries illegally, were mostly women and children. Initial
questioning revealed the refugees to be on their way to Britain.
Gendarmarie forces have detained two Turkish suspects in connection
with the incident amid a continuing investigation.