At least 97 migrants missing as boat sinks off Libyan coast

According to survivors, those missing include 15 women and five children

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AFP Tripoli
Last Updated : Apr 13 2017 | 8:34 PM IST
At least 97 migrants went missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said.

According to survivors, those missing include 15 women and five children, General Ayoub Kacem told AFP.

The Libyan coast guard rescued a further 23 migrants of various African nationalities off the coast of Tripoli, he added.

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First Published: Apr 13 2017 | 8:33 PM IST

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