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Turkish ship carrying Afghan migrants towed to Greek port

By DW
02 November 2021   |   10:54 am
The Murat 729, carrying 400 mostly Afghan migrants and refugees, sent a distress signal after its engines failed. Turkey failed to respond to a request to take back the vessel, despite a 2016 EU deal worth billions.

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