17 migrants found dead, 7 rescued off Libya coast after 8 days at sea

The Libyan coastguard in cooperation with naval forces has recovered the bodies of 17 migrants and rescued seven others in what was described as one of the most difficult rescue operations off the country’s coast. The operations were off Tobruk city in eastern Libya, near the border with Egypt. “Aft
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