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At least 11 migrants drown off Turkey: report
AFP
Published : Feb 8, 2016, 4:41 pm IST
Updated : Feb 8, 2016, 4:41 pm IST
The migrants had set off from the district of Dikili in western port city of Izmir to reach the Greek island of Lesbos.
The dead body of a migrant boy lies on the beach near the Aegean town of Ayvacik, Canakkale, Turkey. (Photo: AP)
The migrants had set off from the district of Dikili in western port city of Izmir to reach the Greek island of Lesbos.
Istanbul
: At least eleven migrants drowned on Monday when their boat sank in the Aegean while they tried to cross from Turkey to Greece, local media said.
The migrants had set off from the district of Dikili in western port city of Izmir in an apparent bid to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, Dogan news agency said.
The Turkish coastguard rescued three migrants.
