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662 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN agency

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Tripoli: Up to 662 illegal migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya in the past week, the International Organization for Migration said on Monday.

On Nov. 12-18, 662 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya, the UN migration agency said in a statement.

So far this year, 14,894 illegal migrants were rescued and returned to Libya, it said, adding that 940 died and 1,248 went missing on the Central Mediterranean route off the Libyan coast.

Libya has suffered violence and insecurity since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Many migrants chose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya.

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