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Coverage dated March 21, 2024

Migrant Organization: At Least 65 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Libya

Headline from Voice of America

It's believed they died while being smuggled through the desert, as human traffickers take advantage of political turmoil in the country

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  1. France 24

    At least 65 migrants' bodies found in Libya mass grave, IOM says (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    At least 65 migrants' bodies have been discovered in a mass grave in southwest Libya, the International Organization for Migration said on social media platform X on Friday.

  2. Voice of America

    Migrant Organization: At Least 65 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Libya (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    It's believed they died while being smuggled through the desert, as human traffickers take advantage of political turmoil in the country

  3. Fox News

    65 migrants found buried in mass grave in Libyan desert (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The U.N.'s migration agency sounded the alarm Friday over the reported discovery of 65 bodies in a mass grave found in a remote stretch of Libyan desert.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Bodies of 65 people found in mass grave in Libya: UN migration agency (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The IOM believes the people were migrants who died in the process of being smuggled through the desert in Libya.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Libya: At least 65 migrants found in mass grave – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The circumstances of the migrants' deaths remain unknown, the International Organization for Migration said. Libya is part of the deadly Mediterranean migratory route.

  6. The Guardian

    Mass grave of at least 65 people found in Libya, UN migration agency says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    International Organization for Migration believes those discovered ‘died in process of being smuggled through the desert’

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