Coroner: Sabotage led to refugee boat blast in Australian waters

Three Afghan asylum seekers set fire to their boat in a deliberate act of sabotage, causing an explosion that killed five people, an Australian coroner ruled today.

Coroner: Sabotage led to refugee boat blast in Australian waters

Three Afghan asylum seekers set fire to their boat in a deliberate act of sabotage, causing an explosion that killed five people, an Australian coroner ruled today.

Northern Territory Coroner Greg Cavanaugh said he would refer his findings to police and they would decide whether criminal charges should be brought against the three men.

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