Libyan coastguard picks up almost 1,000 migrants in one day

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TRIPOLI, Shawwal 11, 1439, June 25, 2018, SPA -- Libyan coastguards picked up 948 African migrants on inflatable boats in several operations and also recovered 10 bodies on Sunday, officials and a witness at a naval base said, according to Reuters. The operations brings the number, since last week, of mainly African migrants trying to head to Italy but brought back to Libya to almost 2,000. The western coast of Libya is the main departure point for thousands of migrants fleeing wars and poverty and trying to reach Europe. --SPA 11:45 LOCAL TIME 08:45 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w707675

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