Libya Becoming Refugee Central For Those Who Are Trying To Flee To Europe

Libya Turns Zoo Into Migrant Processing Centre As More Head For EU -- The Guardian

As the country's 22 refugee centres overflow, the zoo is being used to handle those picked up on the streets

There are so many African migrants in Libya wanting to make the dangerous trip to Europe that Tripoli zoo has been turned into a processing centre for them.

With the country's 22 refugee centres overflowing, the zoo – closed since the 2011 uprising – is being used to handle those picked up on the streets. More than 50 people are brought there every day.

"The numbers arriving here are changing in an unbelievable way," said Said Ben Suleiman, deputy commander of 20 Support Brigade, which operates the detention centre. "We deport 10 and we find hundreds coming back."

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My Comment: This is only going to get worse.