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Libyan coastguards rescue 283 migrants, recover 11 bodies in 2 separate operations
2018-04-23
[Libya Observer] The Libyan Coast Guard recovered Sunday the bodies of 11 illegal immigrants colonists and rescued 283 others in two separate operations off the Libyan coast.

Media office of the Libyan Coast Guard said on Facebook that the 11 bodies along with 83 migrants colonists were recovered and rescued off al-Zawiya shores, adding that they were taken to al-Zawiya refinery for aids before being sent to the illegal immigration authority in the city.

The Spokesman for the Libyan Navy, Ayoub Qassim, told Xinhua that the rescued migrants colonists were from African countries aboard a broken-down-engine boat.

The second operation saw the rescue of 200 migrants colonists including 38 women and one child, off Zlitin shores onboard two dinghies, the media office added, saying they were sent to 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 then later for the illegal immigration detention center at Treeq Siqqa.

Meanwhile,
...back at the barn, Bossy had come up with a new idea, one that didn't involve kerosene...
 Italia's Interior Ministry said Friday that immigrants colonists' flow dropped by 79.4% in the first months of 2018 compared to the same period last year.

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