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Lebanese army finds eight bodies in sea off Tripoli - state news agency

People gather as an ambulance drives following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, outside the port of Tripoli, Lebanon April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim

Lebanese army boats have found eight bodies in the sea off the coast of the northern port city of Tripoli, the state news agency NNA reported on Sunday.

On Saturday, a boat had sunk off Tripoli and one child died, with more than 40 people rescued. The Lebanese Red Cross said that there were about 60 people on board.

People gather as an ambulance is seen following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, outside the port of Tripoli, Lebanon April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim

(Reporting by Yasmin Hussein; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

An ambulance drives at the entrance of the port of Tripoli, following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, in Tripoli, Lebanon April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim
An ambulance drives past Lebanese army soldiers at the entrance of the port of Tripoli, following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, in Tripoli, Lebanon April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim
An ambulance drives at the entrance of the port of Tripoli, following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, in Tripoli, Lebanon April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim
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