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Nine
migrants trying to reach Europe have drowned off Libya and hundreds more been
rescued, the Red Crescent said Sunday amid fears of an increase in crossing
attempts as the route from Turkey closes.
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Leaders
from six EU nations led by Britain held talks in Brussels on Friday on how to
tackle the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya after a
European naval task force plucked more than 3,100 from the water in just three
days.
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The
nine who died were among several hundred migrants who were discovered abroad
dilapidated boats off the port of Zawiya, west of Tripoli, on Saturday
according to Libyan Red Crescent spokesman Malek Mersit.
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A
total of 586 migrants were rescued, said Colonel Ayoub Qassem, spokesman for
the navy of a Tripoli administration that has disputed power with Libya’s
internationally recognized govt. since 2014.
CULLED FROM THE PIONEER.
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