By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police supported by planes and anti-terrorism units arrested hundreds of migrants and seized boats on ...
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Tunisian National Guard units raided homes where hundreds of migrants were staying, intercepted trucks carrying migrants towards the beaches and seized vessels used by the smugglers, officials and witnesses said. Saied ordered the crackdown to confront the"unacceptable influx of migrants", the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
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