Militia detains 300 migrants in the desert in Libya's effort to contain sea crossings
According to reporting by the Associated Press Libyan military officials say they have apprehended hundreds of migrants crossing the country’
SOS Mediterranee, the maritime rescue group, posted on the social media platform X: “the survivors departed from Zawiya, Libya, seven days before they were rescued; their engine broke after three days, leaving their boat lost (and) adrift without water and food for days. Survivors report that at least 60 people perished on the way, including women and at least one child," it added.
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