Tunisia coastguard intercepts, returns 372 migrants

Last Monday a Tunisian coastguard operation off the coast of the port town of Sfax, 250km (200 miles) south of capital Tunis, intercepted 372 migrants attempting to leave the shores of the north African country in small and unseaworthy boats.

The coastguard used speedboats to intercept the migrant vessels, many of which were overloaded and at risk of being swamped by even a small wave.

The migrants told reporters they had hoped their…