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Ferry sinks off Zanzibar, fatalities feared

A ferry with more than 280 people on board sank off the east African coast of the Zanzibar archipelago on Wednesday, but it was unclear whether anyone had been killed, officials said.

The ferry, MV Salama, set sail from the mainland Tanzania at around midday heading to Zanzibar, Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago and a popular tourist destination.

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