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Thursday, January 28, 2016

The Latest: Sweden may deport thousands of asylum-seekers

Greece's coast guard says it is unclear how many people are missing from the latest migrant boat sinking off an eastern Greek island that has claimed at least 11 lives. The coast guard said the survivors were in shock and their accounts of how many people were on board were confused and vague. A search and rescue operation was ongoing in the area by the Greek coast guard and vessels from the European border patrol agency Frontex. Greece's coast guard says at least 11 people, most of them children, have died in the latest migrant boat sinking off an eastern Greek island. The Greek coast guard and vessels from the European border patrol agency Frontex were carrying out a search and rescue operation off the island of Samos.


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