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Africa North
Smugglers Kill 22 African Migrants on Libya Beach
2017-03-09
[AnNahar] People-smugglers have killed 22 African migrants colonists on a beach in western Libya, a security source said Wednesday.

The migrants colonists were set to embark from Sabrata beach, 70 kilometers (45 miles) west of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, in a perilous attempt to cross the Mediterranean, the source said.

They were killed after refusing to board their boat due to bad weather, the source added.

The Libyan Red Islamic Thingy confirmed the killings had taken place over the weekend, but was unable to provide further details.

The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration said Tuesday it had heard reports of the deaths.

"There seems to have been an exchange of fire between the smugglers, which resulted in the death of 22 migrants colonists," it said.

Six years since a revolution and NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
intervention that toppled the regime of strongman Muammar Qadaffy
...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...
, Libya has become a key departure point for clandestine migration to Europe.

Smugglers organize frequent crossings from western Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a 300-kilometer (190-mile) trip.

The IOM said 521 immigrants colonists died in the Mediterranean from January 1 to March 5, 2017.

Another 20,000 were able to reach the European coasts during the same period.
...with the eager help of virtue-signalling Europeans in boats who didn't come all the way onto the Libyan shore to pick up the beleaguered migrants.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  This can't be good for business. What was in it for the smugglers for killing the "migrants"? Don't they get their money up front? Seems like the smugglers were ticked off and that's how you deal with anger over there.
Posted by: gorb   2017-03-09 11:48  

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