The spokesman for the Libyan Navy, Ayoub Qasim, said the Libyan
coastguards rescued more than 1200 illegal immigrants off Sabratha
shores in a week. He explained that the Libyan coastguards intercepted
four dinghies, on board of which, there were 431 illegal migrants off
Sabratha shores last Thursday.
“They also intercepted 700 migrants on January 27 aboard three boats in
the same area, while they rescued 150 today in western Tripoli.” Qasim
added on Sunday.
He said that the migrants were mostly from African countries, including
Nigeria and there were many women and children among them.
He also explained that the smugglers fired at the coastguards to
discourage them from intercepting the migrants, but the coastguards
opened fire back until the smugglers disappeared.
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