Horrific deaths of 87 migrants - including 48 children - who died of thirst in the Niger desert after their buses broke down on desperate journey to Algeria * Seven men, 32 women and 48 children found near the Algerian border * Bodies were badly decomposed and had been eaten, possibly by jackals * Found scattered across a 20km radius in small groups, often under trees * Children and teenagers may have been heading for low-paid jobs in Algeria * All died in early October after failed bid to escape Nigerien town of Arlit * Left stranded in Sahara after both vehicles carrying them broke down
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 23:56:47 +0000
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