Twenty
Gambians have been arrested in Senegal after the interception of a boat that
was believed to be heading to Europe, Fatu Network reports on Wednesday.
This
latest development came barely a week after a boat carrying about 170 migrants;
mainly Gambians capsized off the Mauritanian coast resulting to scores of
deaths.
According
to the online medial platform, a local news outlet, Senego, in Senegal reported
on Wednesday that dozens of migrants were arrested by Senegalese police at
Soumbédioune Beach, Dakar.
The
Public Relations Bureau of the Senegalese police said the youths were arrested
at around 5 a.m. on Wednesday 11 December.
