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Rescue group says Libyan coastguard abandoned three at sea

The bodies, the wreckage and the rescue boat

The bodies, the wreckage and the rescue boat Source: AAP

A migrant-aid group has accused Libya's coastguard of abandoning three people in the Mediterranean Sea, including a woman and a toddler who both died.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos, Phan Bach

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A migrant-aid group has accused Libya's coastguard of abandoning three people in the Mediterranean Sea, including a woman and a toddler who both died.


The Spanish group Proactiva Open Arms  says it happened after the coastguard intercepted 160 European-bound migrants and refugees off Libya's shores.


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