Moroccan Navy rescues 23 migrants off Atlantic coast

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Moroccan Navy rescues 23 migrants off Atlantic coast

December 19, 2023
Updated: 05:06 am

Moroccan Navy rescues 23 migrants off Atlantic coast

Rabat, Dec 19 : The Moroccan Navy rescued 23 migrants from a boat off the Atlantic coast near the port of Tan-Tan, the media reported, citing a statement from the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces. The navy unit in charge of coastal surveillance intercepted the boat heading to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa, the statement said on Monday as quoted by Xinhua news agency report. The migrants, who were from sub-Saharan Africa, were handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for processing after receiving medical care, it added. /IANS

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