Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 18th February 2022Case name: 2022_02_18-CM037
Situation: 45 travellers attacked by the so-called Libyan coastguard, intercepted and brought back to Libya.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Central Mediterranean
Summary of the case: On Friday the 18th of February, just before midnight, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 45 travellers in distress in the Central Mediterranean Sea. We were not able to reach the travellers despite trying many times or to get sufficient information from the relative to relay to authorities. We later found out that shortly after we had been in contact with the relatives, the travellers had been attacked by the so-called Libyan coastguard who were attempting to shoot at their engine. The travellers were intercepted and brought back to Libya. It remains unclear whether any of the travellers were injured during the attack.
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