Dozens of African migrants perish in multiple boat sinkings off Tunisia's coast.
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At least 29 sub-Saharan migrants died after two boats sank off Tunisia's coast while trying to reach Italy. This comes after Tunisia launched a campaign against undocumented African migrants. Italy is overwhelmed after a record 2,500 migrants arrived in the last 24 hours. Tunisia has become a hub for migrants who wish to make it to Europe, with UN figures showing at least 12,000 migrants who landed on Italy's shores this year left from Tunisia. Tunisia's president's controversial speech last month accused sub-Saharan African migrants living in the country of causing a crime wave and described them as a demographic threat.
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