Nearly 1,000 migrants rescued off Libya coast

Nearly 1,000 migrants rescued off Libya coast – navy

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 25, 2018 6:13 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's coastguard has rescued nearly 1,000 migrants who were on boats in distress in the Mediterranean on their way to Europe, the navy said on Monday.

Three separate operations took place on Sunday with the coastguard bringing ashore in Libya a total of 948 migrants, navy spokesman Ayoub Kacem said.

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