KATHMANDU: A Nepali national was killed in an air strike on a Tripoli migrant detention center, on Tuesday night.
The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Santosh Shrestha, International Organization for Migration Libya said. Shrestha died in the course of treatment at the hospital.
Shrestha had entered Libya on January 16, 2018. However, it is yet to be confirmed. Nepali Embassy in Libya said it is trying to obtain details about Shrestha.
According to the Embassy as many as 26 people were rescued from Libya in the last two months. Eight Nepali youths were rescued and repatriated to Nepal via Turkey on Wednesday. Human traffickers have been taking Nepali youths to Italy via Libya of late.
At least 30 migrants died while dozens sustained injuries in an overnight strike on a Tripoli migrant detention center, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention center for mainly African migrants in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and wounding 80, Libyan authorities said.
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