Tag: Libyan
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Horror as Libyan coastguard accused of deliberately ramming into migrant boat | World | News
[ad_1] A boat carrying migrants has capsized in the Mediterranean with an emergency rescue underway off the coast of Libya. Initial blame for the incident has fallen on the Libyan coastguard amid reports the boat carrying the migrants was rammed. Footage of the incident shows the aftermath of the apparent collision with people in the…
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Libyan Protesters Demand Accountability After Floods Killed Thousands
[ad_1] Hundreds of Libyans protested on Monday from the devastated eastern city of Derna, demanding the removal of those responsible a week after torrential rains burst two dams and unleashed a catastrophe that killed thousands. Some protesters stood on the muddy, rocky earth that the floods carried through the city center on Sept. 11, washing…
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Dozens of Syrians missing in catastrophic Libyan floods
[ad_1] Dozens of Syrians who left their war-torn country for the Libyan city of Derna in the past years are missing and feared dead after catastrophic flooding washed entire neighbourhoods out to sea. The death toll in the coastal city after Mediterranean storm Daniel unleashed the massive flood – fed by the breaching of two…
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Libyan coast guard infiltrated by criminals, says EU commissioner
[ad_1] The European Commission says there is a clear indication that the Libyan coast guard, which it subsidises, is infiltrated by criminal groups. The statement on Thursday (6 July) from EU commissioner for migration, Ylva Johansson, follows the recent EU handover over of patrol boats to the Libyan coast guard. “I also have to say…
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EU denies colluding with Libyan smugglers despite UN report
[ad_1] The European Fee denies serving to smugglers in Libya, following a lethal Pylos shipwreck close to Greece that reportedly sailed from the Tobruk space of the north African state. “We’re not serving to smugglers in Libya. We’re combating in opposition to smugglers,” Eric Mamer, the European Fee chief’s spokesperson advised reporters in Brussels on…