Death toll from migrant boat sinking in Syria rises to 94


CAIRO, September 24 (Reuters) –

The results of the sinking of a migrant boat from Lebanon, which

col this week

off Syria, has

again weighed down

to reach 94 dead after the discovery of new bodies, Syrian state television reported on Saturday.

A boat was wrecked this week off the coast of Syria after leaving Lebanon that many Lebanese, but also Syrian and Palestinian refugees living there, are seeking to leave as the country faces its worst economic crisis since the 19th century. (Rig by Ahmed Tolba and Nayera Abdallah, French version Tangi Salan and Matthieu Protard)



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