
Many migrants killed in Libya
An airstrike on migrant detention centre in eastern Tripoli has killed more than 40 people and injured over 100. The UN says it could constitute a war crime.
An airstrike on migrant detention centre in eastern Tripoli has killed more than 40 people. The UN says it could constitute a war crime. The internationally recognised government in Libya has blamed the airstrike on forces loyal to the warlord General Khalifa Haftar, who launched an offensive on Tripoli three months ago.
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(Picture: A migrant picks up her belongings from rubble at a detention centre for mainly African migrants that was hit by an airstrike, in the Tajoura suburb of Tripoli. Credit: Reuters)
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