Hundreds of migrants were released on Tuesday from a detention center in the Lib...
TRIPOLI - Hundreds of migrants were released on Tuesday from a detention center in the Libyan capital Tripoli as heavy gunfire rang out across the city, witnesses and the United Nations said.
Reuters reporters saw the migrants near the center surrounded by guards and covering their heads from heavy rains, about two hours after residents started posting photos of the migrants walking through the streets. Migrants have been repeatedly caught in the crossfire during clashes in Tripoli, and Abu Slim is located in the south of the capital, close to the front lines. Heavy artillery fire could be heard from center of the city on Tuesday.
Libya, with an estimated migrant population of 640,000, has been one of the main departure points for migrants trying to reach Europe. Boatloads of migrants leave frequently from Libya’s north-western coast, though the number attempting the crossing has dropped sharply since mid-2017.
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