Six die in Italy as boat carrying migrants runs aground

Six people died when a boat carrying around 100 migrants ran aground on a sandbar off Sicily.

Six die in Italy as boat carrying migrants runs aground

Six people died when a boat carrying around 100 migrants ran aground on a sandbar off Sicily.

The boat became stranded early today 50ft off a beach popular with tourists and locals in Catania.

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