At least 14 people have been killed when an inflatable boat carrying migrants or refugees crashed into a Turkish coastguard vessel off the southwestern province of Antalya, the coastguard says.
The high-speed boat was detected early on Monday off the coast of the Finike district of Antalya, the coastguard said in a statement, adding that the boat tried to flee despite repeated warnings to stop. It later collided with a coastguard vessel, the statement said.
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It said six migrants and one Turkish national were rescued but 14 people were found dead and 15 were caught after continuing in their boat until they reached land.
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