Libya intercepts Europe-bound boat carrying 500 migrants

Migrants sit on the deck of the Italian supply vessel, Asso Ventinove as seen from aboard the Seabird (Renata Brito/AP)

The Libyan coast guard has intercepted a wooden boat carrying around 500 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s shore.

The migrants were disembarked at an oil refinery point in the western town of Zawiya, a major launching point for migrants, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR.