Tunisia rescues over 100 irregular migrants in Mediterranean Sea

TUNIS, Tunisia

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