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This Article is From Aug 28, 2015

Libya Recovers 82 Bodies After Migrant Boat Sinks: Official

Libya Recovers 82 Bodies After Migrant Boat Sinks: Official
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast.
Tripoli, Libya: Libya has recovered 82 bodies washed ashore after a boat packed with migrants sank near the western town of Zuwara, a Red Crescent official said on Friday.

"About 100 people are still missing," said Ibrahim al-Attoushi, the Red Crescent official, adding that about 198 migrants had been rescued.

The boat sank on Thursday after leaving Zuwara, a major launch pad for smugglers shipping migrants from sub-Saharan Africa or Syria to Italy.
 
© Thomson Reuters 2015

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