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20 Oct 2019

Libya coast guard intercepts dozens of Europe-bound migrants

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Libya coast guard intercepts dozens of Europe-bound migrantsLibya’s coast guard says it’s intercepted dozens of Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast. Spokesman Ayoub Gassim said Sunday the migrants were returned to shore and would be taken to a detention center in the capital, Tripoli. Gassim said a rubber boat with 89 African migrants, including 16 women and two children, was stopped Saturday off Libya’s western town of Khoms, around 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Tripoli.