The waterfront of Benghazi, in northeastern Libya, in March 2024. According to the Nicaraguan television channel 100% Noticias, 367 passengers of Indian nationality were on board. On May 23, the same aircraft made the same flight with 298 Indians. According to the data he has collected, 1,145 charter flights have landed in Managua since May 2023, coming mainly from Latin America but also from Casablanca, Morocco, and – recently – from Benghazi. Exiles from Asia, most of whom arrive by air, have turned to Libyan airports, which have become hubs for smuggling networks.

Source: Libya Today June 03, 2024 16:29 UTC