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Dead After Being Forced Overboard In Gulf Of Aden

Published December 2, 2008, 1:08 pm, Scoop.co.nz

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today that at least 20 people drowned off the coast of Yemen on Monday and two others were reported missing after smugglers forced them overboard into the deep waters of the Gulf of Aden during a journey from the Horn of Africa.

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At least 20 people drown in Gulf of Aden crossing - Reuters AlertNet
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Sixty African refugees found dead on Yemen beach - Washington Post
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Bodies, perhaps of migrants, wash ashore in Yemen - Seattle Times
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Sixty African refugees found dead on Yemen's south-eastern coast - Yemen Observer
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