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Over 100 bodies recovered from Egypt migrant shipwreck

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AFP Cairo
Last Updated : Sep 23 2016 | 5:22 PM IST
Rescuers recovered 53 bodies today from a migrant boat that capsized off the Egyptian coast, bringing the death toll from the disaster to at least 108, a health ministry official said.
"There have been 53 bodies recovered as of 11 am (0900 GMT) on Friday," said health ministry official Adel Khalifa.
A provincial official put the toll from the incident on Wednesday at 115. It was not immediately possible to explain the discrepancy between the two figures.

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First Published: Sep 23 2016 | 5:22 PM IST

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