Tunisia coast guard recovers eight bodies of migrants whose boat sank

Tunisian coast guard forces have recovered eight bodies of migrants after a boat sank off Tunisia over the weekend while traveling toward Italy. Search operations continued for six more people who are still missing, a National Guard spokesperson said Sunday. Teams from the coast guard, military and civil protection were supported by two helicopters as they scoured the area. The vessel left early Thursday with 15 mostly young people onboard, including seven members of the same family and a man with his pregnant wife. Only one survivor was rescued after 48 hours adrift at sea by a commercial vessel. Protests near the Libyan border were dispersed with tear gas, officials said.