Bodies of around 20 migrants recovered from sea: Spanish

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AFP Madrid
Last Updated : Feb 04 2018 | 3:40 PM IST
Moroccan rescue services today 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.

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First Published: Feb 04 2018 | 3:40 PM IST

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