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MiddleEast · 14 hrs ago

Mother tells how daughter slipped from her grasp in north Cyprus ferry disaster

By Mehmet Emin Caliskan KYRENIA, Cyprus, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Ayten Bicer felt her 12-year-old daughter slip from her hands and disappear as a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday, killing at least eight people. Her daughter Miray, and 6-year-old son Mehmet Asaf, were among nearly 20 people still missing on Monday as search teams looked for survivors in waters more than 500 metres (1,640 feet) deep. "She was saying, 'Don't let go'. And I didn't let go of my daughter. I swear, I didn't let…
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