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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.

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