Two Sudanese migrants have been
killed and five others have been wounded in a shootout on Monday
night in Khums, east of Tripoli, the International Organization
for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
The migrants were intercepted at sea and taken back to Khums
by Libyan coast guards, the UN agency said.
According to IOM, local authorities started shooting when
some of the migrants tried to flee after disembarking.
The five wounded migrants were taken to a local hospital
while the majority of survivors were transferred to detention
centers, the agency reports.
Photo: an archive image of a migrant boat.
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