Twenty-one missing in Sierra Leone boat sinking

At least 21 people were missing after a boat carrying passengers along Sierra Leone’s northern coast capsized, police said today.

Twenty-one missing in Sierra Leone boat sinking
Fri, 03 Aug, 2007 - 15:43

At least 21 people were missing after a boat carrying passengers along Sierra Leone’s northern coast capsized, police said today.

The boat capsized in Bailor village yesterday after travelling from the capital Freetown to the northern town of Kasirie, said Mustapha Kamara, assistant superintendent of police in the district.

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