"Police rescued 60 illegal immigrants whose overcrowded boat sank near Malaysia as they tried to return to Indonesia for a holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month, an official said Saturday.
The tugboat, designed to carry up to 20 people, began filling with water off central Selangor state before dawn on Friday, said the state's marine police deputy chief, Nordin Osman.
The Indonesians had each paid up to 800 ringgit ($230) to take the boat home for the Eid al-Fitr holiday this weekend at the end of the Ramadan fasting month, he said. Eight children including a 1-month-old baby numbered among the passengers."
by The Associated Press
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60 rescued as boat sinks off Malaysia
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