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From August 2nd to August 5th, the National Guard and the Tunisian police arrested dozens of people trying to leave the Tunisian coast to Lampedusa or Sicily.
Presumably, political instability gives boat-people and smugglers the illusion of a loosening of security forces which patrol coasts and territorial waters. In fact, since the explosion of the political crisis, it seems like police forces have been more zealous than usual. The arrests records reported under-equipped boats (no satellite phone or GPS) and makes no mention of relief supplies on board.
Articles in French below.
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