At least 40 dead after air strike on Libyan detention centre

An airstrike on a migrant detention centre in a suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has killed at least 40 people.

Air strike has hit detention center for migrants in suburb of Libyan capital. Source: Twitter

An air strike has hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and wounding 80, a health official said.

Pictures published by Libyan officials showed African migrants undergoing surgery in a hospital after the strike.

Libya is the main departure point for migrants from Africa and Arab countries trying to reach Italy by boat, but many get picked up by the Libyan coast guard supported by the European Union.

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