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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Libya Says Boat with 700 Europe-Bound Migrants Intercepted

A volunteer (R) hands a life jacket to a migrant as migrants prepare to get on board the Ocean Viking ship sailing in the international waters off Libya in the Mediterranean Sea, after being rescued by European maritime-humanitarian organization "SOS Mediterranee" on October 25, 2022. (AFP)

A vessel carrying at least 700 migrants was intercepted off the eastern coast of Libya, the coast guard said. It was one of the largest interceptions in recent months of migrants seeking a better life in Europe through the war-torn North African country. 

The coast guard said the boat was stopped Friday off the Mediterranean town of Moura, 90 kilometers (56 miles) west of the eastern city of Benghazi. 

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