Asylum seekers doused boat in petrol, claims WA premier
Asylum seekers doused their boat in petrol before a fatal dawn explosion off the northwest Australian coast, West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says.
Mr Barnett said it was unclear how the flames ignited.
"It is understood that the refugees on the boat spread petrol and that ignited causing the explosion," Mr Barnett told reporters in Perth.
Mr Barnett would not elaborate on the claim when questioned further.