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At least seven people have been hospitalized after Cypriot police rescued 60 Syrian migrants found aboard a rickety wooden boat some 55 kilometers off the island nation\u2019s southeastern tip, authorities said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, they have been at sea for six days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police and army helicopters flew the three children and four adults to a hospital after a passing merchant ship notified Cypriot authorities of the boat\u2019s presence off the island\u2019s coast in pre-dawn hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three of the children and one adult seemed to have lost consciousness, while the other three adults sustained fractures to their lower extremities, according to police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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