Five dead as passengers recount terror on blaze-hit ferry

December 29 2014 14:15:03

Five dead as passengers recount terror on blaze-hit ferry

ATHENS - Agence France-Presse

Fire fighting tug boats douche the burning car ferry Norman Atlantic in south Adriatic sea December 28, 2014. REUTERS Photo

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