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At least four dead as migrant boats capsize off Libya's Al-Khums coast
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
At least four migrants died after two boats capsized off Libya's Al-Khums coast, with dozens more missing or unaccounted for, according to the Libyan Red Crescent. The vessels carried people from Bangladesh, Egypt and Sudan. Libya remains a major transit route for migrants trying to reach Eu
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Only 13 survive as boat carrying 74 refugees capsizes off Libya coast: UNH
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Only 13 people have survived and dozens remain missing after a vessel carrying 74 refugees, mostly from Sudan, capsized off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya on September 13, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, making this the second major maritime tragedy in t
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Libya coast guard opens fire on rescue ship during migrant search
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Libya's coast guard fired on the European rescue ship Ocean Viking while it searched for migrants in distress in international waters, SOS Mediterranee said. No casualties were reported, but the vessel was damaged. The group called the attack "outrageous" and part of a pattern of reckless Li
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Clashes erupt between armed groups in Libya's Sabratah
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Clashes between armed groups have erupted in the northwestern Libyan coastal city of Sabratah, media reported.
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57 feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya coast, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 27 (ANI): Fifty-seven people have been presumed dead as boat carrying migrants has capsized off Libya, as per United Nations migration official.
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Libya: Over 100 dead in September shipwrecks
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Sep 11 (ANI): More than 100 people, including 20 children died in early September when two rubber boats carrying scores of people wrecked off the coast of Libya.
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100 migrants missing in Libya boat capsize
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], June 29 (ANI): At least 100 migrants and refugees are missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the coastguard said on Friday.
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