During the last two days, the Libyan coastguard intercepted about 1,000 illegal migrants were heading to Europe off the Libyan coast, according to the International Organization for Migration.
“Over the past 48 hours, nearly 1,000 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya by the coastguard and coastal security,” the IOM’s Libya office said.
“IOM teams were present at all disembarkation points to provide needed assistance,” the IOM tweeted.
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