Airstrike kills dozens of migrants at detention center in Libya
by Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
Jul 03, 2019
4 minutes
BEIRUT - An airstrike killed at least 44 migrants held at a detention center near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, late Tuesday, health officials and the United Nations said. The government blamed the attack on forces led by rogue warlord Gen. Khalifa Haftar.
The U.N. said more than 130 people were wounded, a significantly higher figure than given earlier - 69 - by Widad Bineiran, spokeswoman for the Health Ministry of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord, in a phone interview Wednesday.
"There are many body parts strewn in the area, so we can't be sure how many people were
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