At least 20 migrants die after illegal migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast

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A boat has sunk off the Tunisian coast, killing 20 migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, the Mosaique FM broadcaster has reported.

The Tunisian Navy extracted the bodies late on Wednesday after the boat sunk about 13 nautical miles off the coast of the city of Sfax, the broadcaster said.

The Tunisian coastguard rescued five migrants from the boat, it added.

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