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Authorities Discover 14 Bodies in Bintan Waters
Note from cd: The caption does not explain the relevance of this photograph to the story about the discovered bodies. Busted -- Three Malaysian-flagged boats from Vietnam are docked in Bintan, Riau Islands, on Oct. 13. The boats were detained as evidence and the ministry's directorate general is coordinating with the immigration office to legally process the 48 crew members. | PHOTO: JP/Fadli
January 30th, 2017 | 10:48 AM | 1622 views
BINTAN, INDONESIA
Bintan authorities announced on Sunday that they have discovered 14 bodies in separate locations in Bintan waters within the past four days.
Indonesian Navy Base IV Commander First Adm. S. Irawan said the authorities had yet to confirm whether the bodies were linked to a boat that capsized last week in Malaysian waters or to other boat accidents.
"The bodies did not carry any IDs, which therefore makes identification difficult," Irawan said as quoted by Antara news agency.
He added that most of the bodies were found dismembered and in decomposed states.
"All the bodies have been taken to Bhayangkara Hospital for identification," Irawan said.
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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST
by The Jakarta Post
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