Libya arrests 541 illegal migrants
STORY: Libya arrests 541 illegal migrants
DATELINE: April 25, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:40
LOCATION: Tripoli
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
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various of the migrantsSOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDUSSALAM ALEWAN, Director of Tariq al-Matar reception center in Tripoli
STORYLINE:
Libyan authorities have arrested 541 illegal migrants in the city of Misurata, some 250 km east of the capital Tripoli, as they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea towards Europe.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDUSSALAM ALEWAN, Director of Tariq al-Matar reception center in Tripoli
"As part of the efforts to control illegal immigration, we coordinated with the Misurata Security Directorate in arresting a group of people attempting to illegally migrate through the sea from Misurata city. 541 illegal migrants were arrested at the shore as they were preparing to migrate to Europe and then taken to the Misurata Security Directorate, in coordination with the Illegal Immigration Control Department. They were taken by buses from Misurata to the Tar
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