6 Dead in Migrant Boat Capsizing, Lebanon Minister Says

6 Dead in Migrant Boat Capsizing, Lebanon Minister Says
A Lebanese army soldier gestures to health workers inside an ambulance after a boat capsized off the Lebanese coast of Tripoli overnight, at the entrance of port of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, on April 24, 2022. Omar Ibrahim//Reuters
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TRIPOLI—Six people died when a boat capsized off the Lebanese coast of Tripoli overnight, including at least one child, Lebanese transport minister Ali Hamie told Reuters.

The small dinghy carrying around 60 people sunk off the coast on Saturday night with both Lebanese and Syrians aboard.