Tunisia has foiled an irregular immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean toward the Italian coast, the interior ministry said Monday.
The Tunisian Maritime Guard arrested 107 irregular immigrants of different African nationalities off the south-eastern coastal city of Sfax, according to a ministry statement.
"The group of illegal immigrants included two Tunisians and 105 individuals of different African nationalities," the statement said.
They were transferred to the Sfax naval base and handed over to the National Guard in the region for legal procedures.
Irregular immigrants usually choose the Italian island of Lampedusa, only 80 km from the Tunisian coast.
SOURCE: Xinhua