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9 Iraqis dead including children as migrant boat sinks off Turkey

At least nine migrants including seven children died early Thursday (August 9th) after their boat sank off the western coast of Turkey, AFP reported.

Four people were rescued by the Turkish coast guard after the boat destined for Greece and carrying mostly Iraqi migrants sank off the Turkish holiday resort town of Kusadasi, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

Initial testimony of the migrants suggested there were no others missing, according to the news agency.

Only one migrant was a Syrian national and the remaining were Iraqis, it added. The nine dead are all Iraqi nationals.

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