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9 smuggling suspects grilled on Greek disaster

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ATHENS, Greece -- Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing appeared in court Tuesday for questioning, as new accounts emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya towards Italy.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Greek court orders 9 smuggling suspects held pending trial over migrant ship disaster (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing were ordered held in pretrial custody Tuesday, as new accounts emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya towards Italy.

  2. Digital Journal

    9 alleged people smugglers held over Greek migrant disaster: legal source (opens Digital Journal)

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    Nine Egyptians suspected of being people smugglers connected with the deadly sinking of an overloaded migrant boat off Greece have been charged with human

  3. Washington Times

    Greek court questions smuggling suspects over migrant ship disaster, as new survivor accounts emerge (opens Washington Times)

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    Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing appeared in court Tuesday for questioning, as new accounts emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya towards Italy.

  4. NPR

    Greek court orders smuggling suspects held pending trial over migrant ship disaster (opens NPR)

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    The Egyptian suspects face charges that include participation in a criminal organization, manslaughter and causing a shipwreck.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    9 smuggling suspects grilled on Greek disaster (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    ATHENS, Greece -- Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing appeared in court Tuesday for questioning, as new accounts emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya towards Italy.

  6. France 24

    Nine Egyptians charged with human trafficking over Greece migrant boat disaster (opens France 24)

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    Nine Egyptians suspected of being people smugglers connected with the deadly sinking of an overloaded migrant boat off Greece have been charged with human trafficking and remanded, a Greek legal source…

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