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A woman who was on the boat carrying drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi has accused his father of being a people smuggler.
Channel Ten reported Zainab Abbas, who lost two children in the tragedy, claims Abdullah Kurdi was at the helm of the boat when it sunk off the Turkish coast.
"He was a smuggler, yes. He was the one that was driving the boat," the woman told Ten over Skype from Iraq through a translator.
Abdullah Kurdi, 40, father of Syrian boys Aylan and Galip who washed up drowned on a beach near Turkish resort of Bodrum.
Abdullah Kurdi, 40, father of Syrian boys Aylan and Galip who washed up drowned on a beach near Turkish resort of Bodrum. Photo: AP
Ms Abbas claims Mr Kurdi was speeding before the boat capsized and pleaded with her while they were still both in the water, "please don't dob me in".
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The Wall Street Journal said Mr Kurdi had denied Ms Abbas' claim, saying the boat's Turkish captain jumped into the water shortly after the engine stalled.
"I lost my family, I lost my life, I lost everything, so let them say whatever they want," he told the newspaper.

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