Tunisian prime minister fires interior minister after boat accident

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Wed, 06 Jun 2018 - 01:14 GMT

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Reuters

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 - 01:14 GMT

Tunisia's Prime Minister-designate Youssef Chahed speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi (not pictured) in Tunis, Tunisia August 3, 2016 - REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisia's Prime Minister-designate Youssef Chahed speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi (not pictured) in Tunis, Tunisia August 3, 2016 - REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

TUNIS - 6 June 2018: Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has fired Interior Minister Lotfi Brahem, according to a government statement on Wednesday that gave no reason for the decision.

Chahed had earlier said that at the weekend security guards had failed to stop a boat packed with 180 migrants that sank off the Tunisian coast killing at least 68 people.

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