'They won't get off this ship. They want Australia to help'
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'They won't get off this ship. They want Australia to help'

Sydney : Australia | Apr 09, 2012 at 4:52 PM PDT
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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People say we want to get to Australia, we were in international waters when we suffered a lot from this sinking boat...People are on this ship, and they won't get off this ship and they want Australia to help. Mr Amini said four of the asylum seekers were just 12 years old and 25 were aged under 18. FULL ARTICLE AT Sydney Morning Herald
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