The death toll in the early Wednesday morning attack on the migrant detention facility in the city of Tajoura rose to at least 53 people, according to the United Nations. Among the dead were at least six children, and bodies were reportedly still being recovered from the site. The monitoring group Airways called it “the single worst civilian harm event in recent Libyan history”. Libya airstrike: Migrant detention centre hit in airstrike, killing 60 Show all 9 left Created with Sketch. Italy and other countries have cajoled and paid Libyan authorities to keep the migrants from reaching European waters.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2019 17:28 UTC