Syrian woman 'gave birth aboard refugee boat'

A Syrian woman says she gave birth aboard a boat loaded with 128 other migrants as they made their way from Turkey to Cyprus, police said.

Syrian woman 'gave birth aboard refugee boat'

A Syrian woman says she gave birth aboard a boat loaded with 128 other migrants as they made their way from Turkey to Cyprus, police said.

The woman told authorities the birth took place a day into the two-day trip that began in Mersin, Turkey, and ended when rescue crews towed the boat to Cyprus' north-western coast, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said.

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