Armed Men Abduct Women and Children from Migrant Dinghy off Libya

Gunmen in speedboats, claiming to be Libyan Coast Guard, seized 28 women and children, separating families during a rescue operation in international waters.

• Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rescued 83 men and unaccompanied minors from a deflating migrant dinghy carrying 112 people in the Mediterranean Sea.
• Armed men in two speedboats, identifying themselves as Libyan Coast Guard, took 24 women and 4 children at gunpoint before fleeing the scene.
• Survivors reported gunshots were fired during the incident, and families were forcibly separated, leaving many in shock and distress.
• The abducted migrants' fate remains unknown, with MSF urging regional authorities to intervene and reunite families.
• Libya is widely regarded as unsafe for migrants, with many facing cycles of violence, detention, and abuse while attempting the perilous Mediterranean crossing.

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