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About 250 people were believed to be on ship when it sank between Tunisia and Sicily
Thomson Reuters Posted: Oct 11, 2013 1:33 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 11, 2013 2:58 PM ET
Dozens of people were killed on Friday when a boat carrying migrants capsized south of Sicily, the Italian coastguard said.
It said an Italian navy ship in the area reported seeing dozens of dead, including women and children. Separately, the Italian news agency Ansa, citing unnamed sources, put the number of dead at at least 50.
About 250 people were believed to be on board the ship. Many of the survivors were taken on board Italian and Maltese ships.
A ship carrying migrants capsized Frday about 100 kilometres from the Italian island of Lampedusa. (GoogleMaps)
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