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Bodies of around 20 migrants recovered from sea: Spanish official

Published: 04 Feb 2018 - 12:44 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 05:58 am
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AFP

Madrid: Moroccan rescue services Sunday recovered the bodies of around 20 migrants in the Mediterranean, a spokeswoman for the Spanish enclave of Melilla said.

The bodies of the migrants, from sub-Saharan Africa, were spotted by a Spanish patrol boat, which alerted the rescue services of both countries, the spokeswoman said. She added that "about 20" bodies were then recovered in Moroccan territorial waters.