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Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees

Bodies of migrants and refugees were discovered in a farm in Kufra, southeastern Libya [Alwahat district Security Directorate/Handout via Reuters]

Libya authorities have uncovered nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert, in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the North African country.

The security directorate said in a statement on Sunday that one mass grave found on Friday in a farm in the southeastern city of Kufra contained 19 bodies. The remains were taken for autopsy.

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