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29 dead as migrant boat carrying 600 capsizes off Egypt

 

Cairo: A boat carrying around 600 people capsized off Egypt's coast, killing at least 29, officials said on Wednesday, in the latest disaster to befall migrants attempting to make the crossing to Europe.

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