Ship with 257 migrants sinks off Libya
A ship carrying 257 illegal migrants travelling to Europe has sunk 30
kilometres off the coast of Libya, Egyptian state news agency MENA said
on Monday, quoting a foreign ministry official. Ahmed Rizq, responsible
for consular affairs in the foreign ministry, said 20 passengers,
including six Egyptians, were saved by Libyan rescue workers.
The ship sank after setting from Sidi Bilal, near the capital
Tripoli, on Sunday morning, Rizq said. Libyan rescue workers were able
to recover the bodies of the dead, including 10 Egyptians, MENA quoted
Rizq as saying.
It was not immediately clear how many people died altogether.
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