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21/09/2016 Egypt migrant shipwreck

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Egyptian official: Navy protecting immigrants' lives

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Egypt to prosecute human smugglers after migrant boat tragedy

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Egypt jails 56 people over migrant shipwreck killing 203

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The untold story of the biggest shipwreck of a migrant boat in 2016 - BBC Newsnight

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Survivor Describes Shipwreck Leaving over 400 Illegal Migrants Dead

A boat capsized off the Egyptian coast with around 600 refugees on board in the Mediterranean Sea. 204 bodies were recovered, around 160 people were rescued, and hundreds of people remain missing, with approximately 300 people predicted to have been killed. Four people were arrested for trafficking and breaking capacity laws.