At Least 9 Migrants Drown, 9 Rescued Off Tunisian Coast

At Least 9 Migrants Drown, 9 Rescued Off Tunisian Coast
A man walks on a beach in the Ogla area in Zarzis, Tunisia, on March 12, 2011. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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TUNIS, Tunisia—At least nine migrants died after their boat capsized off the Tunisian coast, the Tunisian defense ministry said Tuesday.

The bodies were recovered by the country’s coast guards while two units of the Navy rescued nine other migrants, including some in critical condition. They were from varying African nations, it said.