200 migrants rescued off Libya coast

Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted 200 African migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
Spokesman Ayoub Qassim said late Tuesday a wooden boat was stopped off the eastern coast of the capital, Tripoli.
Libya’s coast guard has rescued more than 1,100 migrants this week, including dozens of women and children.
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