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| Turkish police find the bodies of at least 17 migrants washed ashore | Turkish police find the bodies of at least 17 migrants washed ashore |
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| Turkish military police found the bodies of at least 21 migrants, three of them children, washed ashore at two separate locations on Turkey’s Aegean coast near rough seas, Turkish media reported Tuesday. | Turkish military police found the bodies of at least 21 migrants, three of them children, washed ashore at two separate locations on Turkey’s Aegean coast near rough seas, Turkish media reported Tuesday. |
| The bodies were all wearing life jackets, the BBC reported, quoting Turkish media. The migrants’ boat apparently capsized as they attempted to reach the Greek island of Lesbos. | |
| About a dozen bodies were found on a sandy beach in the Turkish district of Ayvalik, and others were found in Dikili, the Reuters news agency reported, quoting a local Turkish gendarmerie official. | About a dozen bodies were found on a sandy beach in the Turkish district of Ayvalik, and others were found in Dikili, the Reuters news agency reported, quoting a local Turkish gendarmerie official. |
| The Turkish coast guard discovered the first bodies at around 5 a.m. local time. Initial reports said the coast guard rescued a few people at sea. | The Turkish coast guard discovered the first bodies at around 5 a.m. local time. Initial reports said the coast guard rescued a few people at sea. |
| Three boats and a helicopter were searching for survivors, news agencies said. | Three boats and a helicopter were searching for survivors, news agencies said. |
| More than 500,000 refugees and migrants entered Greece by boat through its outlying Aegean islands in 2015, the first stop on a migration destined for central and northern Europe in the largest humanitarian crisis to hit the continent in decades. | More than 500,000 refugees and migrants entered Greece by boat through its outlying Aegean islands in 2015, the first stop on a migration destined for central and northern Europe in the largest humanitarian crisis to hit the continent in decades. |
| The Greek island of Lesbos is less than six miles from the Turkish coast and so has become a primary port of entry to the European Union through its southernmost border. Most of the migrants are fleeing Syria’s civil war. | The Greek island of Lesbos is less than six miles from the Turkish coast and so has become a primary port of entry to the European Union through its southernmost border. Most of the migrants are fleeing Syria’s civil war. |
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