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Putin Orders to Identify Karelian Incident Causes, Perpetrators

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Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed investigation body to identify the causes of the Sunday Karelia deadly incident.

A tourist group, consisting mostly of children, has been caught in a strong lake storm in Karelia - Sputnik International
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All 14 Dead in Karelia Boat Tragedy Were Children - Investigative Committee
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the country's  Investigative Committee to identify the causes of the deadly incident in Karelia, identify the perpetrators and give the necessary instructions to assist the victims and their relatives, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

On Saturday, several boats carrying a 51-member group, consisting of children and their adult instructors, capsized in Syamozero lake during a storm. According to the Investigative Committee, 14 people died, all of them children.

"The president gave relevant instructions Investigative Committee to identify the causes of the tragedy and to identify those guilty of it," Peskov told reporters, adding that Putin expressed deep condolences over the tragedy.

The Kremlin spokesman said that Putin was timely informed of all the details of search and rescue operation, which was finished earlier on Sunday.

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