Five African migrants die, 28 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia
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Five African migrants die, 28 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia

TUNIS (Reuters) - At least five African migrants died and another 28 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, an official of a local rights group

   

TUNIS (Reuters) – At least five African migrants died and another 28 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, an official of a local rights group told Reuters.

Romadan Ben Omar, the official in the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights, said that coast guard rescued five migrants‮ ‬who were on board of the boat that sank off the coast of southern city of Sfax, and they were in a bad psychological condition.

(Reporting By Tarek Amara)

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