This Is the Devastating Aftermath of an Airstrike That Killed 53 Migrants at a Libyan Detention Center

An early morning airstrike on July 3 killed at least 53 people at a migrant detention center near Tripoli only two months after the U.N.’s refugee agency had warned that detainees were at risk at the facility. In a stark illustration of how migrants and refugees are caught between Libya’s warring factions, the U.N. on July 4 said it had information guards shot at detainees they attempted to flee the blast.

An early morning airstrike on July 3 killed at least 53 people at a migrant detention center near Tripoli only two months after the U.N.’s refugee agency had warned that detainees were at risk at the facility. In a stark illustration of how migrants and refugees are caught between Libya’s warring factions, the U.N. on July 4 said it had information guards shot at detainees they attempted to flee the blast.