A Libyan navy spokesman says more than 100 bodies of migrants were retrieved after their boat capsized on the Mediterranean Sea. Speaking by telephone, Gassim of the Libyan navy blamed Europe for “doing nothing but counting bodies” in efforts to stop the massive illegal migration from Libya. Libyan coast guards found an empty boat drifting Thursday, Libyan navy Col. Ayoub Gassim told the AP, adding it was possible the vessel had capsized a day earlier. ( ISMAIL ZITOUNY / REUTERS )ATHENS, GREECE—More than 110 bodies were pulled from the sea off Libya’s shores Friday after a smuggling boat carrying mainly African migrants sank into the Mediterranean, and a separate massive search-and-rescue operation in the open sea saved 340 people and recovered nine bodies. No life jackets were seen on photos Red Cross photos of the bodies.

Source: thestar June 03, 2016 11:00 UTC