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Arresting three migrant smugglers in Libya.

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Tripoli, 29.08.2015 - (Lana) - Reuters news agency today Saturday , quoted from a Libyan security source as saying , that three people were arrested in Libya , on suspicion of involvement in smuggling migrants , over a boat that drowned in the Mediterranean off the country's coast , which resulted in killing about 200 people. The security official , said " three smugglers were arrested in relation to the sinking boat , and other boats which carry immigrants to Italy. Adding , that we believe there are more involved in this matter , and we are pursuing them". The boat capsized with 400 migrants on board , who came from Africa , Syria , and Asia on Thursday , after had sailed from Zawara city. The news agency said , that Zawara residents had organized a protest on Thursday , demanding the authorities to deal with the smugglers , who send boats from the city , due to its proximity to the Italian island of Lampedusa. =Lana=