Tripoli, Feb 7 (IANS) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 131 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in the past week.
“In the period of 29 Jan-4 Feb 2023, 131 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya,” IOM said in a statement.
The rescued migrants included 23 women and 10 children, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
So far this year, a total of 1,565 migrants were rescued and returned to…