At least 23 people missing off Tunisia coast, authorities say
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Search and rescue operations under way while five suspects have been arrested, Tunisian National Guard says.
At least 23 people are missing off the Tunisian coast, local authorities have said, as search and rescue operations are under way.
Tunisia’s National Guard said in a statement on Saturday that it had been notified of “unauthorised sailing operations” from several areas along the Tunisian coast. Five suspects in organising the crossing have been arrested, it added.
The National Guard said families of the missing individuals had lost contact with them and notified the authorities. The statement did not identify the nationality of the missing people.
The state-run news agency TAP said a vessel departed from the town of Korba in the northeastern Nabeul governorate.
Both Tunisia and neighbouring Libya are key departure points for those looking to travel irregularly by boat to Europe.
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