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RUSSIA

14 children drown in lake tragedy

At least 14 children on a summer camp in northeast Russia drowned when their boats capsized in a storm on a lake, investigators said on Sunday. The accident happened overnight on Lake Syamozero, close to the border with Finland. Four members of the camp staff had been detained for questioning following the tragedy. The children, who had been taking part in a summer camp close to the lake, were "apparently not wearing life jackets", said Russia's children's rights watchdog, Pavel Astakhov.