The European Commission is “establishing the facts” and talking to all sides about an alleged shooting by the Libyan coast guard at crew and survivors of the humanitarian NGO boat Ocean Viking, which occurred on Sunday in international waters.
“We have seen the press reports, we have reached out to the relevant Libyan authorities regarding this reported incident to clarify the facts. It is for the relevant Libyan authorities to now urgently shed light on what happened,” European Commission spokesperson Markus Lammert told journalists on Tuesday.
