107 Somali migrants rescued off Libyan coast

Published February 28, 2014 7:35pm ET



TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An official in Libya says the country’s coast guard has rescued 107 Somalis on a tugboat that nearly capsized while trying to reach Europe.

Col. Ayoub Qassim said Friday that the migrants included men, women and children. Qassim said the coast guard found them Thursday a few miles off the coast near the capital, Tripoli.

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