Tunisia prevents over 75,000 illegal immigrants to enter Italy

TUNIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia in 2023 intercepted more than 75,000 illegal migrants while they were attempting to enter Europe via the Mediterranean Sea route to Italy, the private radio station Mosaique FM reported on Wednesday.

It is more than double the number in 2022, during which more than 35,000 undocumented immigrants were arrested while sailing to Italy off Tunisian coasts, said the report, citing T