Tunisia rescues over 100 irregular migrants in Mediterranean Sea

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