Nine bodies of migrants recovered off eastern Tripoli, Red Crescent says
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Nine bodies of migrants recovered off eastern Tripoli, Red Crescent says
Nine bodies of migrants have been recovered in the past two days from the shores of an eastern suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli after their boat capsized, the Tripoli Red Crescent branch said.
Libya Recovers Nine Migrant Bodies from Boat Mishap
The Tripoli Red Crescent branch has recovered nine bodies of migrants in the past two days from the shores of an eastern suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli after their boat capsized. The Red Crescent branch said in a statement that the bodies were recovered from Tajoura, some 22 km, 14 miles, from Tripoli. More bodies are likely to wash ashore as the boat was carrying about 19 people according to local authorities in Tajoura, Tripoli Re…
Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe, via dangerous routes across the desert and the Mediterranean Sea, after the ouster of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising.
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