Lebanon buries dead in migrant boat sinking that killed 7

By FADI TAWIL
Associated Press

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Funerals have been held across northern Lebanon for seven people killed when a tiny boat packed with migrants sank over the weekend as the Lebanese navy tried to force it back to shore. The vessel was carrying nearly 60 people — many times its capacity — when the disaster happened Saturday night. The navy rescued 47 people and some are still missing. The tragedy was the latest in a growing trend involving mostly Lebanese and Syrians trying to travel to Europe from Lebanon in search of better lives.