The Interior Ministry of Libya’s UN-backed government on Monday said it arrested 57 immigrants in the city of Zuwara, some 90 km west of the capital Tripoli. A total of 57 immigrants of different nationalities were arrested as they were preparing to cross the sea towards Europe, the ministry said in a statement. Libya has been experiencing insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, which makes the North African country a preferred point for thousands of immigrants bound for Europe.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 04, 2020 05:48 UTC