Libyan coast guard rescues nearly 150 Europe-bound migrants.
Spokesman Ayoub Gassim said Sunday that a rubber boat carrying 96 migrants, including 16 women and four children, was intercepted a day earlier off the city of Zawiya, 50 kilometers west of Tripoli.
Gassim said another boat carrying 51 migrants was intercepted Saturday off the town of Khoms, some 120 kilometers east of Tripoli.Libya became a major conduit for African migrants and refugees fleeing to Europe after the 2011 uprising that ousted Moammar Gadhafi.
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