Death toll reaches 95 in Indonesian immigrant boat sinking

http - December 23rd, 2011

The death toll after a ship carrying Australia-bound immigrants sank off the coast of Indonesia on Saturday evening has risen to at least 95, officials said on Friday. Around 100 people remain missing. The migrant ship, which according to investigators was heading to Australia`s Christmas Island, was overloaded with around 250 people on board, including immigrants from Afghanistan, Iran and

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