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Under pressure, Tunisia takes back hundreds of migrants trapped in border zone after tensions in Sfax

  • Hundreds of migrants pushed into no-man's land on Libyan border without basic necessities.
  • Spike in anti-migrant tensions in Tunisian port city of Sfax led to crackdown.
  • Migrant boat sank off Tunisian coast resulting in deaths, rescues and missing people.
  • Fate of migrants drew international concern and questions about Tunisia's policies.
  • Tunisian president ordered aid and transfer of migrants back to their countries.
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