Migrant boat sinks off eastern Turkey, 7 killed

December 26 2019 10:57:48

Migrant boat sinks off eastern Turkey, 7 killed

BITLIS-Anadolu Agency

A total of seven irregular migrants were killed on Dec. 26 when their boat sank in Turkey's Lake Van.

The boat carrying 71 irregular migrants capsized in Lake Van off eastern Bitlis province and seven of them were killed, while 64 migrants were rescued, the governorship said in a statement.

The migrants were nationals of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, the statement added.

In 2018, 268,000 irregular migrants were held in Turkey, according to the Interior Ministry.

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