Thirteen bodies of sub-Saharan migrants recovered following shipwreck

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Thirteen bodies of undocumented sub-Saharan migrants were recovered on Wednesday night off Sfax by National Guard units, while 25 others were rescued, said the National Guard’s General Directorate.

A smuggling network specialising in the transport and transfer of sub-Saharan migrants from Tunisia’s western borders to the governorate of Sfax has been dismantled. Two smugglers were arrested, according to the same source.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse