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45 refugees drowned

Sana'a Sept. 13. At least 45 of about 100 refugees, mostly Somalis, drowned after the crew of their boat forced them to jump into the sea off the Yemeni coast, Yemeni police officials said today.

The crew of the boat sailing from the northeastern Somali port of Bossaso ``forced passengers at gun point to jump into the water about six miles off the coast last night,'' an official told Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said 18 bodies were recovered yesterday.

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