Australia denies asylum seeker boat in trouble

The Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said there were no significant reports at sea, the Sydney Morning Herald reports, despite news that a boat carrying 153 Tamil asylum seekers is in trouble off the coast of Christmas Island. 

"I am advised that I have no such report to provide to you today," he was quoted as saying to reporters in Melbourne.

See also: Tamil asylum seekers stranded in Australian waters, Abbott deflects questions (27 Jun 2014)

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