Libya recovers 105 bodies after migrant boat sinks, more feared dead


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  • Saturday, 29 Aug 2015

Abdullah Assnusi, one of five survivors arrested on suspicion of people trafficking, is seen in this handout picture taken and released by Italian Police in Palermo August 7, 2015. REUTERS/Italian Police/Handout via Reuters

ZUWARA, Libya (Reuters) - Libya recovered 105 bodies after a boat packed with migrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea and said almost 100 more people were missing and feared dead.

The vessel sank on Thursday after leaving Zuwara, a major launchpad for smugglers shipping migrants to Italy by exploiting a security vacuum in Libya where rival governments are fighting for control four years after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.

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