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Revision as of 15:12, 20 April 2015 editBranStark (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers23,714 editsm Reverted 2 edits by 213.179.232.111 (talk) to last revision by Stefanomione.← Previous edit Revision as of 15:14, 20 April 2015 edit undo213.179.232.111 (talk) 2014 Malta migrant shipwreck and 2014 Libya migrant shipwreck are the same disaster. I only merged articles. What is problem here?Next edit →
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On 15 September 2014, it was announced by the ] that a ship sank off the Malta coast, killing around 500 migrants.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/11096089/More-than-200-feared-dead-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-Libyan-coast.html | work = ] | title = More than 200 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast | date = 15 September 2014 | accessdate = 15 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29210989 | title = Malta boat sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM | publisher = BBC News | date = 15 September 2014 | accessdate = 15 September 2014}}</ref> There were nine survivors. The passengers on board were from Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Sudan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rt.com/news/187944-hundreds-migrants-killed-mediterranean/ | title=Over 500 migrants feared dead after human traffickers 'deliberately sank the boat' | work=] | date=15 September 2014 | accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref> The ship left ], ], on September 6 and sank five days later on September 11. Two ] survivors of the wreck accuse the traffickers of intentionally sinking the vessel after the refugees would not agree to transfer to a different ship.<ref>{{cite news|title=500 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Malta|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/500-feared-dead-migrant-boat-sinks-malta-n203601|publisher=]|date=15 September 2014|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref>

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