Survivors say 117 missing from sunken boat

“We cannot turn a blind eye to the high numbers of people dying on Europe’s doorstep.” — U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grand

By Frances D’emilio
Associated Press
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ROME (AP) >> Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya say up to 117 other migrants were aboard at the time, a U.N. migration official said Saturday. It appeared to be the latest tragedy on the...

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