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Three pirogues bring 190 Senegalese migrants to Dakhla, Morocco

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Three pirogues carrying 190 Senegalese migrants, including around 60 children, arrived in Dakhla, in southern Morocco, on 2 and 4 October. An authorised source gave these figures to APS, which reported the arrivals between Friday and Sunday.

Three pirogues carrying 190 Senegalese migrants, including around 60 children, arrived in Dakhla, in southern Morocco, on 2 and 4 October, according to an authorised source cited by the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).

The arrivals took place between Friday and Sunday, APS said.

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