In a statement to “Tabadul”, the spokesman for the emergency and ambulance apparatus “Osama Ali” revealed that five bodies of illegal immigrants were picked up from Abu Sitta Naval base and transferred to Dar al-Rahma mortuary in the Tripoli Medical Centre .

Osama Ali said that the bodies belong to migrants who attempted crossings from Libya towards Europe, adding that the death toll is likely to increase in the coming period.

It will be reminded that Last week, a group of about 280 migrants were prevented from disembarking overnight because of shelling in the port city, IOM noted.