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RABAT, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan navy on Thursday rescued 54 Sub-Saharan African migrants at the Mediterranean Sea, the Moroccan army said.
These illegal immigrants were rescued while their boat ran into trouble off the northeastern city of Saidia, the army noted.
They were all brought to the port of the neighboring city of Nador, it added.
In recent months, Morocco has been witnessing a significant hike in illegal immigration attempts.
The Moroccan government said its security services have thwarted at least 54,000 attempts to smuggle illegal immigrants into Europe in the first eight months of 2018, compared with 39,000 attempts a year earlier.
