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Libyan authorities uncover nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves

LIBYAN authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s south-eastern desert, officials said today.

This is the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the chaos-stricken north African country.

The first mass grave was found on Friday in a farm in the south-eastern city of Kufra, the security directorate said in a statement, saying that authorities took the bodies for autopsy.

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