At least 86 dead after Lebanon migrant boat sinks

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 The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off the Syrian coast after it sailed from Lebanon rose to 86 on Saturday, Syrian state TV reported.

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At least 120 people are believed to have been on board the boat heading to Europe that departed from northern Lebanon this week, including Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians.

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