Bodies of Syrian victims of sunk boat in Algeria arrive in Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, bodies of eight Syrian victims, who were onboard of a boat sunk off Algerian shore, arrived in their birthplace in the city of Kobani, northern Syria, after a month.
In the early morning, ambulances of the Kurdish Red Crescent, with 11 bodies of Syrians drown off Algerian shore on June 4, headed from the city of Tabqa to the cities of Kobani and Qamisli in northern Syria.
North Press correspondent said, “Eight bodies were received by residents of Kobani and their families at the crossroad of the town of Sirrin south of Kobani.”
Three bodies arrived in the village of Ghazal south of Kobani, three bodies, from one family, arrived in the village of Qara Mazraa south of Kobani, and the two remainder bodies arrived in the city center.
On June 4, a boat carrying about 25 migrants, most of them from Kobani including women and children, sank off the Algerian shores, while they were riding the sea, hoping to reach the Spanish shores.
Days ago, the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced finishing all measures to transport the bodies of the Syrian victims.
On Thursday, the Lebanese Red Cross transported the bodies from Beirut International Airport towards border with Syria to be handed to the Syrian Red Crescent.