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At Least 25 Asylum Seekers Die in Shipwreck Off Tunisian Coast

HeadlineMar 21, 2022

At least 25 migrants and refugees drowned after their ship wrecked off the coast of Tunisia Friday. Some 35 passengers remained unaccounted for. Most of the victims were believed to be from Syria and Tunisia. The International Organization for Migration says over 18,000 people have died or disappeared while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe since 2014.

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