Bodies of 21 refugees found after boat sinks off Turkish coast

  05 January 2016    Read: 1167
Bodies of 21 refugees found after boat sinks off Turkish coast
According to the Turkish gendarmerie, 21 dead refugees, including three children, were found on the Aegean Sea coast at two locations on Tuesday, after their boat capsized en route to Greece.
Border patrol and rescue services are searching the coastline in west Turkey’s seaside town of Ayvalik, Reuters said.

The shipwreck occurred at around 5 a.m. local time (3:00GMT) when the boat was navigating the Aegean Sea toward the Greek island of Lesbos, regarded as the gateway into Europe.

Thousands of people have been trying to enter Europe escaping from violence in the war-torn Middle East and Africa.

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