38 migrants die off Libya coast, including Egyptians, Sudanese, and Ethiopians

Thirty-eight irregular migrants have died after a boat sank off the coast of eastern Libya, the Libyan Attorney General’s Office said on Monday. In a statement, the office said the victims were on a dilapidated vessel that departed from the city of Tobruk, heading north across the Mediterranean. It added that a human trafficking network had organised the journey using an unsafe boat, which sank before reaching its destination. The victims were of Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian nationalities. The statement said a prosecutor at Tobruk Primary Prosecution Office had launched a wide investigation, identifying those involved in coordinating the smuggling operation. Authorities also seized 300,000 Libyan dinars believed to be proceeds from the crime, and uncovered illegal financial flows through […]