The bodies
of 74 migrants have been found washed up on a beach near the western Libya city
of Zawiya, a Red Crescent spokesman said on Tuesday.
Mohamed
al-Misrati said the bodies had been recovered on Monday and that the migrants
appeared to have died during the past two days.
The migrants
were all adults, mostly from sub-Saharan African countries, and all but three
of them were men, Misrati said.
Libya is the
main departure point for migrants hoping to reach Europe by sea, and the bodies
of those who drown attempting the risky crossing are frequently found washed up
on Libyan shores.
(Reuters)
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