Libya: Bodies of 19 Egyptian Migrants Found in Libyan Desert

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The Red Crescent humanitarian body has said it recovered the decomposed bodies of 19 Egyptian migrants. They appear to have been smuggled into Libya but it remained unclear where they were going when they died.

Red Crescent spokesman Khaled al-Raqi said on Sunday that the 19 people had been found in the Jaghboub desert, some 400 km (250 miles) south of the Libyan port city of Tobruk on the Egyptian border.

They appear to have perished due to high temperatures and hunger, Raqi added. It was unclear when they died, although their bodies were in a state of decomposition when they were recovered on Saturday.

Television network Libya Alaan broadcast footage of Red Crescent workers loading the corpses into black body bags.

Seven of the deceased migrants were identified by their papers and identity cards, while the remaining 12 were believed to have also been Egyptian, based on their appearance, Raqi said.
Libya: Bodies of 19 Egyptian Migrants Found in Libyan Desert

And no one knows why they were there, unless to go to Europe.

 

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A mass grave containing 36 unidentified bodies has just been discovered near Benghazi...

Mass Grave Uncovered Near Libya’s Benghazi
October 29, 2017 - A mass grave with at least 36 bodies has been uncovered near Benghazi in Libya.

The victims appear to have been executed, but it is unclear who they are. One report says some of the bodies were dressed in business suits while others were wearing athletic clothes. Ghassan Salame, the head of United Nations mission in Libya, said in a statement he was "appalled by this heinous crime" and called for an investigation and greater accountability for cases of this nature.

Members of the Libyan Red Crescent exhume unidentified bodies from a mass grave of people killed during fighting, in Benghazi, Libya, Feb. 23, 2017. A mass grave containing 36 unidentified bodies has just been discovered near Benghazi.​

Both of Libya's rival administrations – the internationally recognized government in Tripoli and the one in the east led by strongman Khalifa Haftar – also condemned the killings and promise to investigate. Haftar's fighters are suspected in a number of killings over the past three years.

Libya has been in chaos and political turmoil since longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi was toppled and killed in 2011. A U.N.-backed unity government in Tripoli has struggled to assert its authority over the numerous militias battling for territory on the ground.

Mass Grave Uncovered Near Libya’s Benghazi