Libya's coast guard said Sunday it had rescued nearly 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the country's Mediterranean coast.
Spokesman Ayoub Gassim said that a rubber boat carrying 96 migrants, including 16 women and four children, was intercepted a day earlier off the city of Zawiya, 50 kilometers west of Tripoli.
Gassim said another boat carrying 51 migrants was intercepted Saturday off the town of Khoms, some 120 kilometers east of Tripoli.
Associated Press
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