Libyan fishermen find 28 dead asylum seekers

‘More than two dozen dead asylum seekers have been found by fishermen on a boat off the coast of Libya.
Ahmaida Khalifa Amsalam, the Interior Ministry’s security unit commander, said on Tuesday that it seemed the victims died of thirst and hunger after their boat broke down off the coast of Sabratha city.
Twenty-eight asylum seekers, including four women, were found after sunset by the fishermen who towed the vessel to shore, he said.
“Their boat stopped in the middle of the water because the engine was broken,” he added. The official did not reveal the nationalities of the victims.
So far this year, at least 900 asylum seekers have died or have gone missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea according to the International Organization for Migration.’
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