Athens: 15 killed in collision between Greek coast guard vessel, speedboat with migrants
Athens: At least 15 people were reported to have died, while 25 others, including 11 children, were injured in a collision between a Greek coast guard vessel and a speedboat carrying migrants off the island of Chios late Tuesday.
According to a report by AP, the coast guard has said that the bodies of 11 men and three women have already been recovered from the sea. It also said that 25 migrants, including 11 children, as well as two coast guard officers, who sustained injuries in the accident, are under treatment at a hospital in Chios. One of the injured women, however, reportedly died in hospital, raising the total number of victims in the accident to 15.
The total number of people who had been traveling in the speedboat is yet to be confirmed, according to the coast guard. Four patrol boats, an air force helicopter and a private boat carrying divers were being used to conduct a search and the rescue operation for the missing persons, it has added.
Also, the coast guard did not have information on exactly how collision occurred.
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Assam Police at Pawan Khera's residence in national capital, Delhi Police assisting
New Delhi (PTI): An Assam Police team on Tuesday is at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera for questioning in connection with a case linked to allegations made against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family, official sources said.
The team formally informed Delhi Police upon arrival, following which a local police team joined and is assisting in the proceedings, the source said.
The development comes amid a political tussle after Sarma alleged that the Congress used "false information" sourced from a Pakistani social media group to level charges against his wife regarding multiple passports and overseas assets. He termed the allegations an attempt to influence the Assam elections and a punishable offence.
Khera had recently sought clarifications on Sarma's wife's alleged foreign assets, prompting a complaint and subsequent police action.
