Migrant Crisis in Libya: Over 100 Freed From Captivity
AJDABIYA, LIBYA, JUL 14 – Libyan police arrested five suspected traffickers and rescued 104 migrants held in underground chambers and tortured to extort ransoms, officials said.
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More than 100 migrants held for ransom by a gang in eastern Libya freed


Dozens of migrants held for ransom by criminal gang in Libya released from captivity
More than 100 migrants, including five women, have been freed from captivity after being held for ransom by a gang in eastern Libya, the country's attorney general said on Monday.
More than 100 migrants freed in Libya after being held captive by gang, officials say
BENGHAZI (Reuters) -More than 100 migrants, including five women, have been freed from captivity after being held for ransom by a gang in eastern Libya, the country's attorney general said on Monday. Read full story
Migrant Crisis in Libya: Over 100 Freed from Captivity
More than 100 migrants have been freed from a smuggling gang's captivity in Libya, a major transit route to Europe. Five traffickers are detained. The incident highlights ongoing humanitarian issues and a dangerous route through Libya following Gaddafi's 2011 ousting. EU officials recently discussed the crisis with Libya's prime minister.
Tripoli, Jul 14 (Latin Press) Libya's Attorney General announced today the release of more than a hundred migrants, including five women, kidnapped by a criminal organization in the east of the country to demand a ransom. The post Libya frees more than 100 migrants kidnapped by criminal network first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
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