Three attempted illegal crossings were foiled on Saturday night by coast guards in Sfax and Monastir and a total of 93 migrants were rescued. This includes forty-two sub-Saharan migrants who were rescued after their boat sank off Sfax, the Directorate General of National Guard said on Sunday. Two more crossings were thwarted in Monastir and 51 sub-Saharan migrants were rescued. A Sfax local was arrested by national guards over assisting two sub-Saharan migrants to cross the sea border illegally.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse