Doctors Without Borders Reports Armed Men Threatened Migrants in Mediterranean Rescue

Doctors Without Borders says that armed men threatened some 112 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, then sped away with women and children while dozens of men and boys jumped into the sea.

The humanitarian group’s boat, the Geo Barents, arrived at the scene in international waters off the Libyan coast on Thursday, rescuing 83 men and unaccompanied minors, 70 of whom were plucked from the sea.

No fatalities were reported.

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