U.N.: Violence in Libya displaced 100,000 in 3 week-period

  • 2/5/2023
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GENEVA, Switzerland, Dhu-AlHijjah 16, 1435, Oct 10, 2014, SPA -- The U.N. Refugee Agency announced Friday that increased violence among rival groups in Libya has resulted in the displacement of an estimated 287,000 people, UPI reported. More than 100,000 of those were displaced in the past three weeks, UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards noted Friday during a news conference in Geneva. The worst affected areas, he said, have been on the outskirts of Tripoli, in the Warshefana area, and in the Benina area outside Benghazi. --SPA 23:32 LOCAL TIME 20:32 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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