Lebanon. Archival photo CAiro, April 23 The Lebanese army launched an operation to rescue passengers from a boat that sank on Saturday, a source in the Lebanese security authorities told RIA Novosti. The boat with about 60 people on board sank on Saturday near Lebanese Tripoli. 
A pleasure boat with tourists burned off the coast of Hurghada, media reported»The army was able to reach the sunken boat and began to evacuate passengers,» the source said. According to him, most of the passengers are with Syrian citizenship. In turn, the office of the Lebanese Prime Minister reported that the ship illegally left the port of Qalamoun near Tripoli. Boat with 60 people sinks in Lebanon
