09:23, 07 September 2012 Friday
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Death toll rises to 61 in Turkey boat sinking
61 migrants were killed while 46 others rescued after a boat carrying them sank in Aegean Sea.
World Bulletin / News Desk
The Governorship of the western province of Izmir on Thursday said that 61 illegal migrants were killed while 46 others rescued after a boat carrying them sank in Aegean Sea off the coast of Menderes town of Izmir province.
In a statement released Thursday, the Governorship of Izmir said that those 61 people killed included 12 men, 18 women, 28 children and 3 babies.
"Rescued Palestinian and Syrian illegal migrants were brought to the Ahmetbeyli Gendarmery Station and went through a health check-up. Two of those rescued were taken to a local hospital. The Prosecutor's Office in Menderes began an investigation on the boat," the statement underlined.
Rescue operations in the region will continue for three days.
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