Libya’s security authorities have recovered at least 28 bodies of migrants from a mass grave in the desert in southeast Libya, according to the country’s attorney general.
The bodies were found north of Kufra city, while 76 migrants were freed from forced detention.
This discovery comes after the recovery of 19 bodies from a mass grave in Jikharra area and 10 bodies of migrants off Dila port in Zawiya city in the west after their boat sank.
The attorney general reported that the authorities have begun conducting forensic tests to understand the cause of their deaths.
They have also started documenting the testimonies of the survivors and have detained three suspects: a Libyan national and two foreigners.
Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe via the dangerous route across the desert and over the Mediterranean.
