Illegal immigrants drown on way to Spain

COAST guards discovered the bodies of 13 people believed to be would-be immigrants who drowned trying to enter Spain clandestinely yesterday.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2002 - 01:00

The bodies were found floating in the sea close to the small fishing port of Tarifa in south western Spain, said Provincial Interior Ministry spokeswoman Cristina Clavain.

The drowned appeared to be from unidentified sub-Sahara countries and Morocco, Ms Clavain added.

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