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The Latest: Migrant boat sinks in Aegean; 6 bodies recovered The Latest: German Cabinet OKs crackdown on alien criminals
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ATHENS, Greece — The latest news on the continuing migration of asylum-seekers and others from the Middle East to Europe: ATHENS, Greece — The Latest on the continuing influx of asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe: All times local:
10:05 a.m. 12:20 p.m.
Greek authorities say six bodies have been recovered from a boat carrying migrants or refugees which sank off the northern coast of the island of Kos. The German Cabinet has approved measures meant to make it easier to deport foreign criminals — a package that ministers drew up amid outrage over New Year’s Eve assaults in Cologne.
The coast guard said one survivor managed to reach the shore and raise the alarm. The survivor told authorities that roughly 10 people were believed to have been in the boat when it sank. Justice Minister Heiko Maas said the measures approved Wednesday, which must still be passed by Parliament, are also in the interest of hundreds of thousands of migrants in Germany. He said that “they do not deserve to be lumped together with criminals.”
A coast guard patrol boat, a vessel from the European border control agency Frontex, a helicopter and a vessel from a Greek volunteer rescue group were searching the area for potential survivors. The bodies of three men, two women and an infant were recovered from the eastern Aegean sea. The changes mean that even a suspended prison sentence would be grounds for deportation if someone is found guilty of certain crimes. These include homicide, bodily harm, sexual assault, violent theft and serial shoplifting. Youth sentences would be covered too.
The Cologne assaults have been blamed largely on foreigners, heightening tension over Germany’s migrant influx.
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Greek authorities have mounted a search and rescue operation in the eastern Aegean after a boat carrying migrants or refugees sank off the northern coast of the island of Kos. The body of one infant has been recovered. Greek authorities say a total of seven bodies, including those of two children, have been recovered from the sea off the eastern Aegean island of Kos after a boat carrying migrants or refugees sank early Wednesday.
The coast guard said one survivor managed to reach the shore and raise the alarm. The survivor told authorities between six and 10 people were believed to have been in the boat when it sank. Rescue crews recovered the bodies of three men, two women, a boy and a girl. There were two survivors — a man and a woman.
A coast guard patrol boat, a vessel from the European border control agency Frontex, a helicopter and a vessel from a Greek volunteer rescue group were searching the area for potential survivors. A search and rescue operation in the area by vessels from the Greek coast guard and the European border patrol agency Frontex, a helicopter and Greek rescue volunteers was called off after all on board the boat were accounted for.
Greece’s eastern islands, located close to the Turkish shore, are the main gateway for refugees heading to Europe. Hundreds have died attempting the crossing.
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