...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...from neighbouring Libya in a makeshift boat, the North African country's Red Islamic Thingy said on Saturday.
Red Islamic Thingy official Mongi Slim said the
Libya, which plunged into civil war following the 2011 toppling and killing of leader Moamer Qadaffy, has become a major route for
The rescued
A separate Tunisian defence ministry statement said the navy had rescued 28
The IOM says that 23,000 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since 2014 while trying to reach Europe -- including nearly 1,700 this year.
On Tuesday the IOM said at least 160
The Italian island of Lampedusa is located just 140 kilometres (less than 90 miles) from Tunisian shores.