The ambulance authority in Kafr el Sheikh governorate on Friday announced the identity of two illegal immigrants who were among those whose boat sank in the sea earlier.

The two victims were identified as Mohamed el Sayed Hassan, 20, and Ahmed Samir Abdullah, 17, from Kafr el Sheikh governorate.

Earlier, a boat carrying 105 people from different nationalities sank off Kafr el Sheikh.

A total of 17 bodies have been recovered from the sea.

Source: MENA