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7 dead after migrant boat capsizes in eastern Turkey
As many as seven migrants were killed after a boat capsized in eastern Turkey's Lake Van on early Thursday.
Kathmandu: As many as seven migrants were killed after a boat capsized in eastern Turkey's Lake Van on early Thursday.
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The boat, carrying 71 migrants, capsized in Lake Van off eastern Bitlis province. Seven among them were killed, while 64 migrants were rescued, the Turkish interior ministry said in a statement cited by Anadolu Agency.
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The migrants were nationals of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, the statement added. (ANI)
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