Migrants intercepted at Canary Islands

The Mauritanian navy intercepted a boat with migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands.

The migrants had boarded a boat at the Senegalese city of Thiès and headed for the Spanish archipelago. The popular Canary Islands are located west of Morocco in the Atlantic Ocean. The persons on board were arrested and handed over to the authorities in Mauritania.

The Mauritanian authorities, which are located north of Senegal, claim to have repeatedly prevented migrants from reaching the EU.