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Tunisia sees protests after migrant boat sinking kills eight

Name: Tunisia sees protests after migrant boat sinking kills eight
Start: 2026-08-23T18:15:09Z
Location: Tunisia

Tunisia · Rest of Africa region

detected 2026-08-23T18:15:09Z updated 2026-08-23T18:15:09Z

A migrant boat carrying 15 Tunisians sank off the country's southeastern coast while heading to Italy, killing eight.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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19 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event. This report has no exact coordinates, so it is shown at country level (shaded area).

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Ambulance (SAMU) 190 Police 197 Fire / civil protection 198

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