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Africa North
Libya coastguard rescues nearly 300 migrants at sea
2017-11-02
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Libya's coastguard has rescued nearly 300 migrants colonists including dozens of women and kiddies from unseaworthy boats as they tried to reach Europe, a navy official said Wednesday.

The 299 migrants colonists, who included 40 women and 19 children, were picked up early Tuesday in Mediterranean waters off the western city of Zliten, navy front man General Ayub Kacem said.

The migrants colonists, of different African nationalities, were plucked from two rubber dinghies without engines and brought back to the Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
 naval base, he said.

They were given food and medical attention before being transferred to a detention centre, Kacem added.
Since the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime dictator Moamer Qadaffy, chaos-hit Libya has become a key point of departure for migrants colonists heading to Europe.

Last month forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government ousted a militia controlling the trafficking from the western city of Sabratha.

The United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
 last month said Libyan authorities were holding more than 14,500 migrants colonists who had previously been kept captive by smugglers in farms, houses and warehouses in and around the coastal city.

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Posted by: Flilet Omeremble3846   2017-11-02 07:09  

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