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Lebanese army finds eight bodies in sea off Tripoli: state news agency

Published: 24 Apr 2022 - 10:53 am | Last Updated: 24 Apr 2022 - 10:54 am
An ambulance drives at the entrance of the port of Tripoli, following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, in Tripoli, Lebanon April 23, 2022. Reuters/Omar Ibrahim

An ambulance drives at the entrance of the port of Tripoli, following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, in Tripoli, Lebanon April 23, 2022. Reuters/Omar Ibrahim

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Cairo: Lebanese army boats have found eight bodies in the sea off the coast of the northern port city of Tripoli, the state news agency NNA reported on Sunday.

On Saturday, a boat had sunk off Tripoli and one child died, with more than 40 people rescued. The Lebanese Red Cross said that there were about 60 people on board.