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Two migrants die, 232 rescued after boat capsizes off Lebanon

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Two migrants died and 232 others were rescued after the boat they were travelling on capsized off the coast of Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese Army said.

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News18 India

Lebanese Navy Helps Rescue 200 Migrants from Sinking Vessel

It said three Lebanese navy boats and one from the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, were rescuing the approximately 200 migrants

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

Lebanese and UN troops rescue migrants vessel, 2 killed

Lebanon's navy and U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea hours after it left northern Lebanon's coast, the military said in a statement. Two migrants were killed in the incident.

1 year ago·Canada

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The Independent

Lebanese and UN troops rescue migrants vessel, 2 killed

Lebanon’s navy and U.N. peacekeepers have rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea hours after it left northern Lebanon’s coast, the military said in a statement

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Lebanese forces rescue about 200 migrants after boat sinks

CAIRO - Lebanese naval forces carried out rescue operations on Saturday after the sinking of a boat transporting about 200 would-be migrants, the army said on Twitter. Separately, State TV tweeted that initial information was that the boat had been carrying people from Lebanon, Syria and Palestinian territories. The army said the boat had carried people who had tried to illegally cross

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Lebanese navy helps rescue 200 migrants from sinking vessel

Lebanon says a navy force is helping to rescue dozens of migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea a day after it left northern Lebanon’s coast. Saturday's short army statement said the boat was carrying people “who were…

1 year ago·United States

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