148 Bodies Pulled of Waters after Egypt Boat Tragedy

Egypt's state news agency says 148 bodies were pulled out of the waters off the Egyptian coast, three days after hundreds of migrants heading to Europe drowned.   Mohammed Sultan, the governor of Beheira province, told The Associated Press that  more are feared dead.   The migrants' boat capsized on Wednesday, nearly 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from the Nile Delta port city of Rosetta.   The UNHCR estimated that the boat was packed with some 450 people,...

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