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BIZARRE: Death toll from lebanon migrant boat tragedy rises to 89 - You Need To See This

The Lebanese army says it has arrested a man it believes was behind the suspected "smuggling operation" to Italy. [Bilal Hussein/AP Photo]

More bodies of refugees and migrants have been recovered from the sea off Syria after a boat capsized on Thursday, raising the death toll to 94 as the Lebanese army said it arrested a suspected smuggler behind one of the deadliest boat disasters in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Four new bodies were recovered on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 94, according to Lebanese Secretary-General of the Official Higher Relief Commission Mohammad Khair.

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