IOM: Over 300 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast:
TRIPOLI: The International Organization for Migration (IOM)has said that over 300 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast over the past week. Precisely, "In the period of February 9-15, 318 migrants were rescued at sea and returned to Libya," said the UN migration agency on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. Thus far in 2021, a total of 2,274 illegal migrants, including 213 women and 160 children, were rescued at sea and brought back to Libya, it said. The agency also said that 20 illegal migrants died and 70 others went missing on the Central Mediterranean route so far thi...
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