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Seventy five illegal
immigrants heading for Italy have been rescued by Tunisian
fishermen after their boat drifted for five days in rough
weather off north Africa, maritime sources said Thursday.
The migrants from Bangladesh, Ghana and Nigeria embarked for
Italy at the Libyan port of Zuara but lost their way during bad
weather and asked a passing Tunisian fishing boat for help after
their food and water ran out, said the sources.
The fishermen towed the vessel to the southern Tunisian
port of Zarzis where the migrants disembarked in exhausted
condition and were due to be questioned by Tunisian naval
authorities.
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