Tunisia retrieves 8 bodies of illegal immigrants off SE coast

TUNIS, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian Maritime Guard has retrieved eight bodies of illegal African immigrants who drowned off the coast near the southeastern Sfax Province, a local official told Xinhua on Wednesday.

"On Tuesday and Wednesday, security units recovered seven decomposing bodies off the island of Kerkennah and another body off the coast of Sfax," Faouzi Masmoudi, the spokesman of Sfax's Court of First Instance, said.