Sixty-five illegal migration attempts were thwarted during Eid of Idha feast, the Directorate General of the National Guard said on Sunday, and 2,068 migrants were rescued. Coast guards in Sfax, Kerkennah and Mahdia foiled 47 illegal crossings and rescued 1,879 migrants, including 1,858 Sub-saharan Africans. A further eighteen attempts were thwarted by coast guards in Nabeul, Sousse and Monastir and 189 Tunisian migrants were rescued. Fourteen boats were seized.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse