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China Daily | Updated: 2019-06-18 07:08

Turkey

12 dead, 31 rescued after boat sinks

Twelve people died after a boat carrying migrants sank off southwestern Turkey on Monday, the Coast Guard said. Thirty-one migrants were rescued after the boat went down off the coast of Bodrum district in Mugla province, with search and rescue efforts continuing, officials said. The nationality of the migrants was not immediately known. The incident took place a few kilometers from the Greek island of Kos. Home to 3 million Syrian refugees and up to 300,000 Iraqis who have fled conflict, Turkey is a transit country for migrants trying to reach Europe.

Japan

Man arrested for stabbing police officer

Police on Monday arrested a man on charges of stabbing a police officer and grabbing a loaded handgun in a western city near Osaka, which hosts a summit of the G20 grouping next week, police said. The 33-year-old suspect, caught while lying on a bench beneath which the stolen gun had been placed, has denied the charges, a local police official said. "We are taking a grave view of the incident, which caused great anxiety among residents," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. "With a G20 summit scheduled next week, we will reinforce vigilance and guard even more strictly."

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