PA fears Palestinians among migrants drowned in Aegean Sea

Irregular migrants being rescued by Turkish coast guards in Izmir, Turkey on 24 December 2021. [Mehmet Emin Mengüarslan – Anadolu Agency]

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is investigating reports that Palestinian nationals may have drowned in Aegean Sea when a boat carrying migrants sank last Tuesday, Wafa news agency reported.

In a statement, spokesman of the PA’s Ministry of Expatriates and Foreign Affairs Ahmad Addik said: “Referring to primary information, there were 60 people on board of the boat, including 40 were rescued and 20 died.”

He added: “Our embassies in Turkey and Greece are following up closely in order to know whether there are Palestinians among the dead or not.”

Addik said that his ministry would issue a statement including the latest information it receives regarding this “tragedy.”

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