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May 10, 2011

Hundreds Feared Dead in Capsized Boat Incident Off Libya Coast 
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Reports are emerging that a boat carrying as many as 600 migrants
capsized off the Libyan coast last week. It is feared that hundreds died
in the shipwreck. Eyewitnesses say they saw bodies washed ashore in
Libya. The migrants were reported to be predominantly Congolese,
Eritrean, Nigerian, Ivory Coast and Somali nationals. The United Nations
estimates some 900 people are believed to have drowned in attempted
crossings from Libya since March.



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