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March 21, 2022

At Least 25 Asylum Seekers Die in Shipwreck Off Tunisian Coast
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At least 25 migrants and refugees drowned after their ship wrecked off
the coast of Tunisia Friday. Some 35 passengers remained unaccounted
for. Most of the victims were believed to be from Syria and Tunisia. The
International Organization for Migration says over 18,000 people have
died or disappeared while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to
Europe since 2014.


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