Three Tunisian migrants die, 3 others missing, and 11 rescued after their boat sinks

At least 3 Tunisians migrants died and another 3 were missing after their boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a Tunisian civil protection civil official told Reuters.

Atef Haouij, a local official in Medenine, said that the boat, which contained 17 Tunisian migrants, sank off the coast of the island of Djerba. (Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Toby Chopra)