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Death or prison? Families of shipwreck victims imagine the worst

Roughly 30 migrants are still missing from the tragic scene that occurred last week off the coast of the Syrian port city Tartus.

Death or prison? Families of shipwreck victims imagine the worst

Soldiers at the Arida border post, between Syria and Lebanon, after the shipwreck that occurred last week. (Credit:Mohammad Azakir/Reuters)

Leila* compulsively sends messages full of crying emoticons and broken hearts.“Please help me, please. I’m looking for my fiancé. I’m dying, I’m looking everywhere. I just want to know if he’s alive, if he’s in Lebanon, if he’s in Syria.”A week...
Leila* compulsively sends messages full of crying emoticons and broken hearts.“Please help me, please. I’m looking for my fiancé. I’m dying, I’m looking everywhere. I just want to know if he’s alive, if he’s in Lebanon, if he’s in Syria.”A week...