The (IOM) said on Monday about 500 migrants may have been killed in a deliberate sinking  last week. The unverified claim comes after IOM debriefed two survivors. According to the two survivors, the boat, which departed on September 6 from , bound for Malta, sank in the  last Wednesday when rammed it; drowning the vast majority of its 500 plus passengers, including refugees from Egypt, , and Palestine. They said the smugglers had become angry when the passengers refused transfer to a smaller vessel that they doubted could carry them.
The (IOM) said on Monday about 500 migrants may have been killed in a deliberate sinking in the last week. The unverified claim comes after IOM debriefed two survivors. According to the two survivors, the boat, which departed on September 6 from , bound for Malta, sank in the Mediterranean Sea last Wednesday when rammed it; drowning the vast majority of its 500 plus passengers, including refugees from Egypt, , and Palestine. They said the smugglers had become angry when the passengers refused transfer to a smaller vessel that they doubted could carry them.
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