Algeria: Eleven migrants die in boat wreck while trying to reach Europe
Eleven migrants have reportedly drowned after their both sank off the Algerian coast of Tipaza on Sunday evening.
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Eleven migrants have reportedly drowned after their both sank off the Algerian coast of Tipaza on Sunday evening.
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