Tunisia said, on Sunday, it foiled 52 irregular immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean into Europe, Anadolu Agency reports.
In a statement, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said it arrested 1,004 people during a security operation between Sept. 27 and Sept. 29 in the southern province of Sfax.
According to the statement, the ministry officials rounded up 216 Tunisians, 667 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and 73 people from other nationalities.
Sfax is the main route for illegal migrants to cross from Tunisia into Europe.
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For years, North African countries such as Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Morocco have witnessed attempts by migrants to reach Europe.
The migrants are mainly from sub-Saharan Africa.
According to Tunisian authorities, over 37,000 irregular migrants had been arrested in 2022. (middleeastmonitor.com)
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