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United Press International
| over 1 year ago
Six asylum seekers drowned and 20 others were missing after a boat carrying some 72 people sank off the west coast of Java, an Australian official said. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that 46 people had...
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CNN Blog
| over 1 year ago
A crowded boat carrying asylum seekers capsized off the coast of the island of Java in Indonesia on Tuesday, leaving six people dead, officials said. Another 37 were rescued, the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency said...A total of 70 people are...
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The Age
| over 1 year ago
Story continues below A further 20 people were reported missing. The disaster happened on the same day that Labor and the Coalition, in a rare show of unity on asylum seeker policy, moved to rush through changes to migration laws to thwart attempts...
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The Age
| over 1 year ago
The government and the Coalition can agree on the bad guys, conspiring to rush through retrospective laws to firm up the definition of a "people smuggler" in the face of a court challenge. But when it comes to the victims and this latest tragedy...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
Story continues below "This is a tragic event which underscores the absolute dire need to put in the strongest possible deterrence to combat people smuggling and to prevent dangerous vessels embarking on a journey to Australia," he told reporters. Mr...
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The Australian
| over 1 year ago
AT least seven people have died after a vessel carrying suspected asylum seekers capsized near Indonesia. An Indonesian police spokesman has confirmed at least seven people were killed when the boat sank about 5.30am local time today soon after it...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
Story continues below "Our rescue team just informed us that they found around 10 more dead bodies inside the capsized boat," he said. "They can't see clearly because the boat is capsized. They are trying to get into the boat but they can't because...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| over 1 year ago
Breaking news Brendan O'Connor confirms 6 people dead, 20 missing and 46 rescued from asylum boat sinking Asylum seekers drown off Java Updated November 01, 2011 19:39:56 Six asylum seekers including one child have drowned after their boat sank off...
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The Jakarta Post
| over 1 year ago
Follow us on Archipelago Indonesian police say an overcrowded wooden ship carrying migrants to Timor island sank off Java and killed at least six people while another 20 or so are missing. The Pangandaran district police chief says the ship was...
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The Hindu
| over 1 year ago
Melbourne, November 1, 2011 At least six suspected asylum seekers have drowned after a boat bound for Australia capsized near Indonesia...Indonesian authorities confirmed the death toll and said that the number could go up, Australian news agency AAP...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
Story continues below It sank about 5am after taking on water for about two hours...An Indonesian police spokesman said the vessel sank near Nusakambangan Island in waters between West Java and Central Java. ''The latest update is 46 people rescued,...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
AAP understands the boat was intercepted close to Christmas Island on Tuesday. It is believed to be carrying 92 asylum seekers and two crew. It is the sixth boat to arrive since the federal government was forced to abandon its Malaysian people swap...
