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At least 16 die after boat full of migrants sinks in the Aegean Sea





At least 16 people have died, including 6 children, after a boat loaded with migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea overnight.

It is understood that the boat was sailing from Turkey to Greece.

Three people managed to swim to a nearby island and raised the alarm.

Thousands of migrants have perished at sea over the last two years while trying to reach the European continent.

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