Turkey recovers bodies of Afghan migrants from the Black Sea

The Turkish Coastguard Command said on 3 November 2014 that rescuers had pulled 24 bodies from the sea at the mouth of Istanbul's Bosphorus strait and rescued seven people after the sinking of a boat carrying migrants including children.

The boat, which capsized, was loaded with 42 Afghan illegal migrants, including 12 children and seven women, along with a Turkish captain. It was believed to have been heading for Bulgaria or Romania, but it was unclear where it set to sea.

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European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/1340: Statement by European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-1340_en.htm

BBC News, 03.11.14: Turkey migrant boat sinks in Bosphorus, killing 24 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29878188

The Guardian, 03.11.14: Migrant boat capsizes off Istanbul http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/03/migrant-boat-capsizes-istanbul-turkey

The New York Times, 03.11.14: Migrants Die After Boat Capsizes North of Bosporus Off Turkey http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/04/world/europe/migrants-die-after-boat-capsizes-north-of-bosporus-off-turkey.html

Deutsche Welle, 03.11.14: Turkey searches waters after deadly migrant boat capsizing http://dw.de/p/1DgFY

Euronews, 03.11.14: At least 24 dead as migrant boat sinks off Istanbul http://www.euronews.com/2014/11/03/at-least-24-dead-as-migrant-boat-sinks-off-istanbul/

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