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Migrants drown off Greece

Source: B92
Athens : Greece | about 1 month ago  
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A boat carrying migrants sank near the Greek island of Lesvo this morning, killing eight people including women and children, a local official said. "A boat containing 19 people crashed into the rocks and sank," Lesvos prefect Pavlos Vogiatzis told Flash Radio. "Eight of them are dead, the tragedy...
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