Multiple bodies were found in hands and feet bound in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain

Police said on Monday that the Spanish authorities launched an investigation after the discovery of multiple bodies in the Mediterranean Sea whose hands and feet were linked.

According to the regional daily Diario de MallorcaSince mid -May, Civil Guard boats have monitored at least five bodies with their feet and hands. Police suspect that the victims may be migrants from North Africa, the Mirka daily bulletin I mentioned.

Diario de Mallorca quoted investigators as saying that immigrants may be bound and threw at sea during the crossing, and perhaps because of a conflict with their smugglers.

A Civil Guard spokeswoman told AFP that the suspected killing investigation was aimed at identifying the victims and reaching the causes of their death.

Regional President Marga Brodin told local media that the discovery shows the “most cruel side” of the irregular migration path.

Although most of the tens of thousands of immigrants residing in Europe receive Spain arrives through Canary Islands In the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of Luxor crossing from North Africa are trying to the Balearic Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

The authorities said that 31 bodies were found in the waters and beaches of the archipelago between January and June this year, the Mirka Daily Bulletin I mentioned Earlier this month.

In 2023, the International Organization for Migration recorded 8,542 migratory deaths all over the world – with 37 % of these deaths that occur in the Mediterranean Sea.

There were also dramatic rescue operations in the area. Earlier this month, a charitable ship saved more than 50 immigrants from an abandoned oil platform in the Mediterranean, where She gave birth to one womanAccording to the weapons of open NGOs based in Spain.

In January, the Spanish Coast Guard Save a child On a blowable bowl that carries migrants to the Canary Islands.