Saturday, 04 September 2010
(AP) - GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency says nine Somali migrants have drowned off the northeastern coast of Mozambique while fleeing violence and poverty in the Horn of Africa. A spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says the victims were among a group of at least 68 Somalis trying to reach Mozambique. Fatoumata Lejeune-Kaba says the boat crew allegedly ordered the passengers to jump into the water and swim to shore Monday. She says most of them...
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