170 Bodies Recovered So Far in Egypt's Migrant Boat Disaster

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said on Monday that Egyptians must join hands with his government to prevent a repeat of the tragedy that struck last week when a Europe-bound boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast, with the loss of at least 170 lives. In his first public comments on the incident, el-Sissi said the government could not alone safeguard the country's porous land and sea borders. "As a state, along with its institutions,...

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