Benghazi, Oct 7: A spokesman for Libya's Red Crescent said Friday that at least 15 people had been killed after an apparent fire broke out aboard a migrant ship off of Libya's western coast.

Tawfiek Al Shukri said that local authorities had informed the aid group of bodies washing up onshore. Russia-Ukraine War: Missiles, Drones Hit Zaporizhzhia Again as Death Toll Rises to 11.

He said they were retrieved and transported to a hospital, where their remains would be examined to determine the cause of death. In a video circulated online, the burnt hull of the boat is seen lodged on coastal rocks with bodies strewn around it. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Invites PM Narendra Modi For A Visit.

The shipwreck took place off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a major launching point for the mainly African migrants making the dangerous voyage across the Mediterranean.

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