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At least 28 migrants dead off Libya coast

Over 1,000 refugees were stacked on a wooden boat, says an AFP photographer, while 4,655 people were rescued
Hundreds of thousands have been rescued but at least 11,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean in the past three years (AFP)
By MEE and agencies
Published date: 5 October 2016 16:20 BST | Last update: 8 years 6 months ago
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