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At least 14 dead after migrant boat collides
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At least 14 migrants died when an inflatable boat carrying Afghani refugees collided with a high-speed vessel of the Turkey Coast Guard near Finike in southern Anatolia on Monday morning; Governor Hulusi Sahin stated via state broadcaster TRT that migrant boats frequently ignore distress signals before being intercepted by coast guard ships.
Key Points
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1At least 14 people were killed in a migrant boat collision with Turkish coast guard vessels off the southern province of Antalya.
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2The incident occurred near Finike, on Monday (May 6th), where an inflatable high-speed vessel carrying migrants crashed into official patrol boats while attempting to cross from Turkey toward Europe via sea routes.
Developments
[Mar]09
At least 14 people were killed when a migrant boat collided with Turkish coast guard vessels off Antalya; the incident occurred on Monday near Finike, according to statements from authorities.
Turkey/ Mediterranean Area Turkish patrol boat collides with migrant vessel; fourteen people drowntranslated
Spiegel.de
6d ago