5 liveless bodies found in desert after Tunisia expelled black Africans

Authorities in Libya have found the bodies of five sub-Saharan Africans in a militarized buffer zone near the nation’s border with Tunisia.

The revelation comes after the Tunisian authorities expelled thousands of black Africans in a single week.

The action was taken in response to violent conflicts between migrants and locals in Sfax, the second-largest city in Tunisia and a major entry point for those attempting to travel illegally across the Mediterranean to Europe.

According to rights organizations, hundreds of black Africans were bused to the isolated desert buffer zone and left without food or water. Some of these people have legal status in Tunisia.