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At least 9 bodies found after boat sinks off Tunisia

March 26, 2023 68 Days ago

At least nine bodies have been retrieved from the Tunisian coast after a boat carrying migrants sank on Friday, National Guard in Tunisia said Saturday.

The accident, the fifth boat to sink off Tunisia in two days, has left 34 migrants missing, according to early media reports.

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