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Turkey arrests 4 suspected of trafficking Aylan Kurdi

Turkish authorities arrested four suspected human traffickers over the deaths of 12 Syrian migrant, including 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, in two boat sinkings on Wednesday, the Dogan News Agency reports.

The four, all Syrian nationals aged between 30 and 41, are accused of "causing the death of more than one person" and "trafficking migrants", the Dogan news agency reported.

They are to appear in court later today.