NGO Med vessel boarded

Incident raises new concerns for NGOs.

Rescue ship says Libyan coast guard shot at and boarded it, seeking migrants

Steve Scherer

ROME (Reuters) – A Libyan coast guard vessel fired shots and boarded a humanitarian ship in the Mediterranean on Tuesday, demanding that the migrants on board be handed over to them, a spokesman for the Mission Lifeline charity said.

“The Libyan man said: ‘This is our territory,’” said Axel Steier, a spokesman for the German-based charity that performed its first rescues on Tuesday.

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Source: af.reuters.com