At least 60 people were killed after a boat capsized off the coast of Guinea, state television in the West African country said Thursday.It said a "pirogue", or open fishing boat, with 120 people on board had capsized. "Thirty-six people survived," the television station said, broadcasting images of mostly young survivors being brought ashore.
A senior police official, who asked not to be named, said the accident happened late on Wednesday off the capital Conakry and that the boat had been traveling from Forecariah, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) to the south.
"When we were alerted, we sent a rescue team to try to recover bodies. As of this morning, we had counted 57 bodies," the police officer told Reuters.
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