Leaders meet over EU boats crisis

European Union leaders are discussing the worsening refugee crisis in the Mediterranean in Brussels.

Leaders meet over EU boats crisisLeaders meet over EU boats crisis

Leaders meet over EU boats crisis

European Union leaders are discussing the worsening refugee crisis in the Mediterranean in Brussels.

A draft statement ahead of a leaders' summit says they will undertake systematic efforts to identify, capture and destroy vessels before they are used by traffickers.

It says leaders are also considering a military operation against human traffickers in Libya, in the biggest effort yet to halt the deadly flow of refugees trying to reach Europe by sea.

Abby Dinham reports.

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