Libya’s migrant roundup reaches 4,000 amid major crackdown

Published October 2, 2021 5:47 AM

By SAMY MAGDY
Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Officials say a major crackdown in western Libya has resulted in the detention of 4,000 migrants, including hundreds of women and children. The U.N. said initial reports were that at least one person was killed and 15 others injured in the crackdown. Officials said Saturday the raids took place a day earlier in the western town of Gargaresh as part of what authorities described as a security campaign against illegal migration and drug trafficking. The Interior Ministry, which led the crackdown, made no mention of any traffickers or smugglers being arrested. Gargaresh, a known hub for migrants and refugees.

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