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At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers killed after boat capsizes off Tunisia

Migrants on a metal boat are spotted by the Tunisian coast guard during their attempt to cross to Italy, off Sfax, Tunisia [File: Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]

At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia.

A Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday that 27 people were still missing after their boat sank on Wednesday, having set off from Jebiniana, a town near the Mediterranean port city of Sfax.

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