Multiple bodies found with hands and feet tied in the Mediterranean Sea against Spain

The Spanish authorities have launched an investigation after discovering multiple bodies in the Mediterranean Sea whose hands and feet had been tied, police said Monday.

According to the Diario de Mallorca Regional newspaper, since the Civil Guard ships of mid -May have seen at least five bodies with their feet and hands tied. Police suspect that victims can be migrants from North Africa, Daily Mallorca Bulletin reported.

Diario de Mallorca quoted researchers saying that migrants may have been tied and thrown into the sea during the crossing, potentially due to a dispute with their smugglers.

Homicide suspected research aims to identify the victims and determine the causes of their death, said a Civil Guard spokeswoman for News.

The discovery shows “the most cruel side” of the irregular migration route, said regional president Marga Prohens to local media.

Although most of the tens of thousands of migrants to Europe that Spain receives arrives through the Canary Islands In the Atlantic, hundreds try the shortest crossing from North Africa to the Balearic archipelago in the Mediterranean.

The authorities said that 31 bodies had been found in the waters and beaches of the archipelago between January and June of this year, the Mallorca Daily Bulletin reported earlier this month.

In 2023, the United Nations International Migration Organization registered 8,542 migrant deaths worldwide, with 37% of these deaths in the Mediterranean.

There have also been dramatic bailouts in the region. Earlier this month, a charity rescued more than 50 migrants from an abandoned oil platform in the Mediterranean, where A woman gave birthaccording to the open arms of the NGO based in Spain.

And in January, the Spanish Coast Guard rescued a baby who was born in an inflatable container that carries migrants to the Canary Islands.

• Spain
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