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MULTIMEDIA
May 27, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 

12 corpses pulled from sea near Alexandropolis

7 January 2010 / TODAY'S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, İSTANBUL
Five bodies thought to be those of illegal migrants were pulled from the sea in Greece’s Evros (Meriç) region, Greek news agencies reported yesterday.

According to the Athens-based ANA news agency, the bodies -- three women and two men -- were retrieved near the coast by the town of Alexandropolis (Dedeağaç). ANA said that within the past week, five other corpses had been found on the coast at Makri (Miri) and Petrota (Taşlık). No identification was found on the corpses, and initial reports said the migrants had likely been coming from the northern Aegean in a boat that sank. Local searches are ongoing for any other bodies that might surface in the area.

ANA said that on Tuesday, two male corpses had been found near the Turkish-Greek border in the Meriç Delta, and an autopsy revealed that the men had frozen to death as they attempted to enter the country illegally. Investigations into both incidents are ongoing.
 
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