Two Turks Imprisoned in Migrants’ Drowning
From Times Wire Reports
Greek authorities said they had found the bodies of six more illegal migrants, bringing the death toll to 10, after two speedboats carrying Iraqi Kurds and Afghans ran aground near the island of Euboea, north of Athens. More than 100 refugees were rescued and several were missing after the accidents in bad weather Thursday.
A Cabinet official said a court in Halkida sentenced two Turks to 10 years in prison and fined them each $150,000.
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