Rabat - A Royal Navy high-seas patrol boat assisted, on Saturday, 64 km northwest of the port of Tan-Tan, 59 would-be irregular migrants in difficulty aboard a damaged inflatable boat. The people rescued, including 13 women and 11 minors, all of sub-Saharan African origin, had intended to reach the Canary Islands, according to a statement by the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces. They received the necessary care before being handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, the same source added. Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse
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