13 migrants suffocate in Libya shipping container, aid group says

Osama al-Fadly, head of the Red Crescent in Libya, said the deceased were among 69 migrants, many from Mali, who were packed into the container.

13 migrants suffocate in Libya shipping container, aid group says

Thirteen African migrants suffocated inside a shipping container while being transported over four days between two Libyan towns, a Red Crescent official has said.

Osama al-Fadly, head of the Red Crescent in Libya, said the deceased were among 69 migrants, many from Mali, who were packed into the container.

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