Turkish authorities have remanded four Syrians, suspected of people trafficking, into custody over the deaths of 12 refugees, TRT reported Saturday.

The dead include 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who was photographed after being washed up on an Italian beach, dead.

A court in Bodrum, in Southwestern Turkey, charged the men with "migrant trafficking" and "causing the death of more than one person through deliberate negligence", according to the report.

The suspects were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of organizing the perilous journey across the Aegean, in which refugees and migrants attempt to get to the Greek island of Kos inside the Eurozone.

The 12 refugees drowned on Wednesday when two boats sank in the Aegean. Four children, including Aylan, perished in the tragedy. The four suspects, said to include the captain of one of the boats, are now set to be held in jail pending a trial.

Aylan's death has been met with widespread horror by the international community after images of his lifeless body on Ali Hoca Point Beach, Bodrum, were published across the world. He was buried in his hometown of Kobane – the site of widespread battles between Syrian Kurds and Daesh militants.
Source: MENA