LONDON, Muharram 21, 1437, Nov 3, 2015, SPA -- The number of children seeking asylum in Europe has nearly doubled since last year, a symptom of the growing number of children fleeing conflicts and persecution, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF UK) said on Tuesday. Some 190,000 children sought asylum in Europe between January and September, up from 98,000 in the same period last year, according to Eurostat data collated by UNICEF UK, Reuters reported. The total number of people seeking asylum in Europe in the same period this year was 715,000, up from 378,000 in 2014. -- SPA 19:57 LOCAL TIME 16:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w