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Boat carrying 134 migrants intercepted in Nouadhibou

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Mauritanian authorities intercepted a boat carrying 134 migrants in Nouadhibou, including 86 Gambians, 44 Senegalese and four Guineans. The boat had left Kartong, Gambia, on 25 October, according to Seneweb, which said the group included two babies.

Mauritanian authorities intercepted a boat carrying 134 people seeking to migrate irregularly in Nouadhibou on the morning of Saturday 31 October, according to Seneweb.

The pirogue had left Kartong, Gambia, at around 4 am on Sunday 25 October. It was carrying 86 Gambians, 44 Senegalese and four Guineans. Passengers included 75 men, 10 women and a baby from Gambia, as well as 42 men, a woman and a baby from Senegal, Seneweb reports.

The interception came a day after 204 migrants were intercepted at sea by the Mauritanian navy, announced on 30 October. It is part of a series of operations along the Mauritanian coast following the rescue of 260 migrants off Nouakchott on 27 September, according to information published by Seneweb.

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