More Tunisian migrants repatriated

Another group of 10 Tunisian migrants has been repatriated, a spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs said today. The migrants arrived in Malta on February 1 but repatriation could not take place quickly because official documents from Tunis were...

Another group of 10 Tunisian migrants has been repatriated, a spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs said today.

The migrants arrived in Malta on February 1 but repatriation could not take place quickly because official documents from Tunis were arriving in small batches, the spokesman said.

Another eight Tunisians were deported last week, but about 60 are still in detention in Safi.

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