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Libyan Coastguard Rescues 180 African Migrants

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Libyan Coastguard Rescues 180  Ghanians, Ivorians, Others East Of Tripoli

Libya’s coastguard have rescued 180 migrants, who were on board a rubber boat in the Mediterranean, according to a navy statement released,today.

The Navy, who confirmed the rescue on Sunday 44 miles from the coastal city of al-Khoms, east of the capital Tripoli noted that the migrant included children and adults from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Nigeria and Guinea.

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According to the statement, they were handed to the Illegal Immigration Control Centre in the city.

Sun News reports that the operation is sequel to a recent operation in which Libya’s coastguard said it rescued 152 migrants from two boats attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

Libya has become a major transit route for migrants trying to reach Europe by sea.

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Naija News understands that since a cooperation agreement reached between the Libyan coastguard and the EU in 2017, the number of migrants arriving in Italy via the Mediterranean has drastically reduced.