Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, a senior official in the fight against illegal immigration told AFP news agency.
“There were 35 illegal migrants on board, but seven of them had already died,” Adel Mostafa told AFP.
He said said he did not know what had prompted the smuggler to abandon the vehicle.
Many migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are driven through Libya in trucks to the northern coast where they later attempt the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Italy.
