Tunisia sees protests after migrant boat sinking kills eight

A migrant boat carrying 15 Tunisians sank off the country's southeastern coast while heading to Italy, killing eight.

TUNIS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Eleven bodies have been recovered by Tunisia's coastguard after a boat carrying Tunisian migrants sank at the weekend en route to Italy, with three others still unaccounted for, the National Guard said on Sunday. Coastguard, military and civil protection teams, backed by two helicopters, cont

Tunisian coast guard forces recovered the bodies of eight Tunisian migrants whose boat sank ​at the weekend en route to Italy, while ‌the search continued for six others still missing, a National Guard spokesperson said on Sunday.

Eleven bodies recovered after boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisia  Reuters

Tunisia Coast Guard Recovers 8 Bodies Of Migrants Whose Boat Sank  HuffPost

The Tunisian national guard said Sunday it recovered eight bodies after a boat carrying irregular migrants capsized off the country's southeastern coast.

TUNIS, Aug 23 - Eleven bodies have been recovered by Tunisia's coastguard after a boat carrying Tunisian migrants sank at the weekend en route to Italy, with three others still unaccounted for, the National Guard said on Sunday.