Migrant boat sinks off Italy
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U.N. refugee agency officials said they believe more than 800 people drowned when a boat packed with migrants trying to reach Europe sank Saturday, making it the worst such incident in the Mediterranean.
One of the ships involved in a rescue operation off the coast of Sicily is shown in a screen grab released by the Italian Coast Guard on April 19, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
U.N. refugee agency officials said they believe more than 800 people drowned when a boat packed with migrants trying to reach Europe sank Saturday, making it the worst such incident in the Mediterranean.
A ship and a helicopter were part of a rescue operation off the coast of Sicily in this screen grab released by the Italian Coast Guard on April 19, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
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