Sixteen dead as boat sinks in Albania

Sixteen people died after a boat sank overnight in a lake near the Albanian capital Tirana.

Sixteen people died after a boat sank overnight in a lake near the Albanian capital Tirana.

The boat was carrying partygoers celebrating the birthday of five-year-old twins, who were among those who died. Four people survived.

The boat belonged to a restaurant on the shores of Lake Farka, about three miles east of the capital, Tirana.

It had a capacity of seven but was transporting 20 people from the restaurant when it sank shortly after midnight, Tirana police said.

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