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Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave

Feb 10, 2025

Tripoli [Libya], February 10: The bodies of at least 28 migrants have been recovered from a mass grave in a desert in south-east Libya, the country's attorney general said.
The grave was discovered north of Kufra, just days after another mass grave with 19 bodies was found on a farm in the same city.
Officials found the latest grave following a raid on a human trafficking site, where authorities freed 76 migrants who had been detained and tortured, the office of the attorney general posted on Facebook.
One Libyan and two foreigners have been arrested, it added.
"There was a gang whose members deliberately deprived illegal migrants of their freedom, tortured them and subjected them to cruel, humiliating and inhumane treatment," the statement said.
Images shared online - which the BBC has not independently verified - show police and volunteers digging in the sand before placing corpses in black bags.
The search in Kufra - more than 1,700 kilometres (1,056 miles) from Libya's capital Tripoli - is continuing.
Source: Fijian Broadcasting Corporation

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