(ANSA) - Cairo, August 29 - The Libyan coast guard says it
has intercepted some 400 migrants heading for Europe in the last
week, including dozens of women and children, off its coast.
Coast guard spokesman Ayoub Gassim explained that the
migrants received humanitarian aid and medical care and were
taken to refugee camps in the cities of Zawiya e Tajoura.
Italy has a deal with Libyan coast guards to pull back
migrants heading for Italy.
Libyans stopped 400 migrants in a week
'Treated and taken to refugee camps'