Security fears force more NGOs to end migrant rescues off Libya

Two more aid groups have suspended migrant rescues in the Mediterranean, joining Doctors Without Borders, because they felt threatened by the Libyan coastguard.

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Migrants and refugees wait to be assisted after being located sailing on an out of control rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Source: AP Photo/Santi Palacios


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