Twelve people were killed and 56 were missing early on Sunday after a ship smuggling over 100 African citizens to Europe sank off the Libyan coast,
according to official sources here.
The stricken fishing trawler, the nationality of which was not known, went down off Tripoli late Saturday ”in bad weather” a justice ministry source said.
”There were 120 people on board, illegal African immigrants en route to Europe and perhaps specifically towards Italy,” the source said.
”The Libyan coastguard managed to save 52 people, 12 are dead and 56 missing,” he added.
Investigations were underway to determine the nationality of the migrants and their human smugglers as well as their departure point. – Sapa