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Greece: 7 Egyptians held, suspected of crewing migrant boat
Greek authorities say they have arrested seven Egyptians suspected of having crewed a fishing boat crammed with nearly 500 migrants that lost steering in high winds off Crete and triggered a major rescue effort earlier this week. The seven were arrested on suspicion of being involved in migrant smuggling, after a preliminary investigation identified them as allegedly having been members of the vessel's crew, the coast guard said Friday. The rusting 25-metre ship had been heading from Libya to Italy with 483 people on board when it lost steering south of Crete early Tuesday. Those on board made an emergency call to authorities, who launched a rescue operation. The fish

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