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UNHCR says up to 150 people may have died in shipwreck off Libya

Migrants stuck in a boat waiting for rescue. [Courtesy]

Up to 150 people are feared to have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, while another 150 were rescued and are being returned to Libya, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday.

Libya is a hub for migrants, many of whom try to reach Europe in unseaworthy boats.

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