Libya recovers 82 bodies after migrant boat sinks - official

  • 2/5/2023
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TRIPOLI, Dhu-AlQa'dah 13, 1436, Aug 28, 2015, SPA -- Libya has recovered 82 bodies washed ashore after a boat packed with migrants sank near the western town of Zuwara, Reuters quoted a Red Crescent official as saying on Friday. "About 100 people are still missing," said Ibrahim al-Attoushi, the Red Crescent official, adding that about 198 migrants had been rescued. The boat sank on Thursday after leaving Zuwara, a major launch pad for smugglers shipping migrants from sub-Saharan Africa or Syria to Italy. --SPA 14:50 LOCAL TIME 11:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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