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Migrant boat sink off Tunisia with at least 8 dead, 29 rescued

By Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2025 | 5:34 AM

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s coast guard recovered on Monday the bodies of 8 African migrants after their boat, which was attempting to cross the Mediterranean, sank off the country’s coast, a security official told Reuters.

The boat sank in waters off the city of Abwabed near Sfax, a departure point often used by African migrants.

(Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Toby Chopra)