(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Valletta Dhu-AlQa'dah 14 1436 Aug 29 2015 SPA -- Three Libyan nationals have been arrested in
connection with a shipwreck this week believed to have led to the
death of at least 250 migrants dpa cited a report as indicating on Saturday.
The three men aged between 21 and 29 were arrested late on Thursday
by Libyan authorities in the coastal town of Zuwara in a rare
clampdown on people smugglers according to the Malta-based Migrant
Report.
The arrests are linked to allegations that the men loaded a wooden
boat with more than 430 migrants trying to reach Europe. It capsized
around 5 to 10 miles off Zuwara.
Police arrested the men following information relayed by survivors.
--SPA
12:37 LOCAL TIME 09:37 GMT
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