At least 44 migrants were killed and over 130 others wounded early Wednesday when an airstrike hit a detention center near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, according to the United Nations mission in the country. Libyan government officials described the strike as a war crime and called on the international community to investigate. A United Nations envoy also said the attack “clearly could constitute a war crime.”Government officials placed responsibility for the attack on the European-funded center on Gen. Khalifa Hifter, the aspiring strongman whose self-styled Libyan National Army has been trying to seize control of Tripoli since April.

Source: International New York Times July 03, 2019 11:41 UTC