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5 Bodies of Migrants Washed Ashore in East of Libyas Capital Tripoli, Police Officer Says
Bodies of five migrants, including two women, were found on a Libyan shore amid ongoing migrant risks; over 16,770 asylum seekers reached Crete in 2025, UNHCR reported.
- On Saturday, at least five bodies, including two women, washed ashore on Emhamid Al-Sharif shore in Qasr al-Akhyar, a coastal town 45 miles east of Tripoli.
- Because the country has been a transit route since 2011, Libya drives migrants trying to reach Europe into dangerous sea crossings, and a U.N. report last week said they face risks including killing, torture, rape or domestic slavery.
- Witnesses reported that Hassan Al-Ghawil, head of investigations at the Qasr Al-Akhyar police station, said the bodies were dark-skinned, some inside black inflatable lifebuoys, and a child's body briefly washed ashore before waves returned it to sea.
- Authorities asked the Red Crescent to recover the bodies, and Hassan Al-Ghawil said they are still intact and more may wash ashore.
- Regional data show Greek authorities responded to a separate incident, with three bodies recovered and at least 20 rescued off Crete, amid 107 deaths or missing in Greek waters in 2025.
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At least five bodies of migrants, including two women, washed ashore in the town of Qasr al-Akhjar
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5 bodies of migrants washed ashore in east of Libya's capital Tripoli, police officer says
TRIPOLI, Feb 21 - At least five bodies of migrants including two women have been washed ashore in َQasr al-Akhyar, a coastal town in the east of Libya's capital Tripoli, a police officer told Reuters on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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