11 illegal migrants killed in boat sinks off Turkey´s coast
Published : 12 Jan 2020, 03:13
DF-Xinhua Report
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At least 11 illegal migrants, including eight children, were killed when a boat sank off Turkey's western coast, local media reported.
The accident occurred when a fiber boat carrying migrants sank in the Aegean Sea near the Cesme district of the western province of Izmir, the state-run Anadolu agency said.
The coast guard teams rescued another eight people from the sea, Anadolu noted, adding that there were a total of 19 migrants on board.
The nationalities of the migrants and their destination have not been clarified.
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