Bodies of 74 migrants wash ashore in Libya

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(Photo: David Ramos)The bodies of 74 migrants washed ashore on the Libyan coast after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, aid workers said Tuesday.
#Libya: Tragedy again today as #RedCrescent recover bodies of 74 people from a boat washed ashore near #Zawiya#StopIndifference#migrationpic.
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com/YarPI5mYEG ? IFRC MENA (@IFRC_MENA) February 20, 2017Read or Share this story: http://usat.
ly/2m3swEB The IOM said Tuesday that 13,170 migrants arrived in Europe by sea so far this year, and 272 were dead or missing.
The Libyan Red Crescent said the bodies were recovered in the northwestern coastal city of Zawiya.
Sabratha, an important archaeological site and a launch point for migrants trying to reach Europe, was briefly seized by the Islamic State in 2016, according to media reports.