By Mohammed Yahya Ahmad Mohammed and Hamdi Yildiz
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian authorities announced Sunday that 105 irregular migrants had been rescued after their boats sank off the country’s coast in the Mediterranean Sea.
Houssam Eddine al-Jabali, a spokesperson for the Tunisian National Guard, said on his social media account that the boats sank after the migrants ignored their warnings and continued to sail towards Europe.
Al-Jabali added that the survivors were of African origin.
For years, Maghreb countries -- Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia -- have witnessed attempts by migrants from mainly sub-Saharan Africa to reach Europe.
*Writing by Seda Sevencan