06-11-2017 19:04 via yahoo.com

Five migrants die when boat sinks, Libyan coast guard and German NGO blame each other

By Ulf LaessingTRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least five African migrants died and more were missing off western Libya on Monday after a boat carrying about 140 people capsized and then some migrants refused rescue by the Libyan coast guard and tried instead to swim to a German rescue vessel.The migrants' rubber boat overturned some 30 miles off the Libyan coast, said Libyan officials and rescue workers in Tripoli to where the coast guard brought some 45 survivors.A video obtained by Reuters showed how,
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