UN: Libya’s roundup exceeds 5,000 migrants as concerns grow
The Hindu
The UN said that the raids left a migrant shot dead and at least 15 others injured
The number of migrants rounded up as part of Libya's unprecedented crackdown exceeds 5,000 people, including hundreds of children and women — dozens of them pregnant, according to a United Nations tally obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.
The raids left a migrant shot dead and at least 15 others injured, the U.N. said. The crackdown began Friday in the western town of Gargaresh, a major hub for migrants in the North African nation, and spread to surrounding areas. The tally showed the roundup netted 215 children and over 540 women. Among them, at least 30 were pregnant, according to the U.N.
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