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With hundreds lost in the migrant shipwreck near Greece, identifying the dead is painfully slow  photos

With hundreds lost in the migrant shipwreck near Greece, identifying the dead is painfully slow 

  • The boat carrying 500-750 people from Pakistan, Syria and Egypt sank on June 14, one of deadliest shipwrecks in Mediterranean 
  • Only 104 people were pulled from the sea alive — all men and boys — while 82 bodies, only one of them a woman, were recovered 
By AP ·
Pakistan arrests six alleged human smugglers for involvement in Greece shipwreck tragedy

Pakistan arrests six alleged human smugglers for involvement in Greece shipwreck tragedy

By Shahjahan Khurram ·
EU lawmakers urge international probe of Greece migrant tragedy

EU lawmakers urge international probe of Greece migrant tragedy

By AFP ·
Families of missing in Greece migrant boat disaster plead for recovery of bodies  video

Families of missing in Greece migrant boat disaster plead for recovery of bodies 

By Reuters ·

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