Coast Guards Rescue 116 Illegal Immigrants.
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Tripoli, 4 May 2015(Lana) The coast guard patrol on Sunday in the
western sector rescued a boat with 116 migrants on board who were in
the process of conducting a journey cross the Mediterranean to
Europe, a coast guard official said.
The boat was spotted at midday 45 km north west of Al Zawiya west
of Tripoli, Col Ayub Al Kassem, the official spokesman for the marine
forces told the Libyan news agency.
The rescue operation took several hours because of the lack of
logistical facilities which forced personnel to use normal boats.
He said the Illegal Immigration Department was notified of the
incident, as well as the Libyan Red Crescent Society to take care of
the rescued people.
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