Tag: refugee crisis
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Greece migrant boat disaster; Pakistani survivors claim vessel was deliberately sunk
According to video accounts of Pakistani survivors, Greek authorities deliberately sunk the vessel and provided no rescue efforts. In the video, survivors can be heard saying: “They have done this [on purpose]. They have sunk it themselves.” The other added, “We did not sink for five days, so why would we sink now?” They recounted…
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Pakistanis among at least 79 people drowned in refugee shipwreck off Greek coast
At least 79 people, including Pakistanis, have died, while hundreds more are feared missing in what the Aegean Boat Report (ABR) states is the deadliest shipwreck around Greek shores in decades. The overcrowded fishing vessel capsized off the Southern Peloponnese while on course to Italy from the Libyan town Tobruk, according to state broadcaster ERT.…