Lebanese migrants drown in accident between #Indonesia and #Australia
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More than a dozen Lebanese citizens drowned near the coast of Indonesia on Friday as the ferry transporting them to Australia hit a rock, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. The death toll remained unclear as information slowly emerged on the accident. While the NNA reported that 16 people had drowned, radio station Voice of #Lebanon said that some 60 people had died. A majority of the victims are said to have been from northern Lebanon, mainly the town of Qubeit near Akkar. Media (...)