A group of illegal emigrants are detained at the Tripoli port, after Libyan coast guards caught them attempting to flee the coast to Europe, in Tripoli April 10, 2014. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's coastguard has detained more than 400 immigrants, mostly from the Horn of Africa, in its waters in the past two days as they tried to illegally cross to Europe in small boats, Libyan officials said on Thursday.
The coastguard picked up five boatloads of people. Warning shots were fired at several vessels, and 78 people were rescued from a sinking ship, said navy spokesman Qassem Ayoub.
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