Tunisia shuts down large migrant camps

Tunisia on Friday dismantled camps housing thousands of undocumented migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Around 20,000 migrants had set up tents in fields in the eastern regions.

The National Guard Spokesman said around 4,000 people of various nationalities had left one of the camps cleared by authorities, and operations would continue over the coming days. Some of the migrants had "dispersed into the countryside", he added. Tunisian President also called on the International Organization for Migration to accelerate voluntary returns for irregular migrants to their home countries.