Boat sinks off Turkey coast killing illegal immigrants

  • 12 years ago
At least 58 people have drowned after a boat carrying illegal immigrants sank off the coast of Turkey.

The passengers were believed to be mostly from Syria and Iraq and had apparently been promised passage to Europe by smugglers.

The vessel had been carrying 100 people, according to Turkish authorities.

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