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Libyan security arrests 300 illegal migrants

STORY: Libyan security arrests 300 illegal migrants DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of illegal migrants 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ASHRAF BEN-ISA, Commander of the Security Directorates of the Western Region STORYLINE: The Libyan security arrested 300 illegal migrants in the western cities of Zuwara and Surman, a security official said Friday. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ASHRAF BEN-ISA, Commander of the Security Directorates of the Western Region "A total of 300 illegal migrants of different nationalities were arrested, 110 of whom were arrested at the beach as they were boarding boats to cross the sea, while the rest were arrested in different locations in the cities." Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, making the North African country a preferred point of departure for illegal migrants who want to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores. In 2021, a total of 32,425 ille

Libyan security arrests 300 illegal migrants

LIBYA-SURMAN-ILLEGAL MIGRANTS-ARREST