A further group of 10 Tunisian migrants was repatriated last night raising to 63 the number of repatriations from a group of 262 migrants who arrived in Malta on February 1.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs said 28 Tunisians and 35 Egyptians have been repatriated so far and more Tunisians would follow as soon as their documents were received from Tunis. Some 50 Tunisian migrants remain in detention in Malta.

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