A Bangladeshi Killed in Libya air attack

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Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com | 2023-08-25 18:18:45

A Bangladeshi citizen killed in the air strike at a migrant detention centre in a suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli.

The Bangladeshi citizen was hailed from Mostafapur area of Madaripur district. However, the name of the deceased yet to be known.

A S M Ashraful Islam, labor councilor of Bangladesh embassy at Tripoli in Libya confirmed the death to Barta24.com.

An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and wounding 80, a Tripoli based health official informed Reuters.

It is the highest publicly reported toll of an air strike or shelling since eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar three months ago launched an offensive with ground troops and aircraft to take the capital held by the internationally recognized government.

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