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Frontex Watched Libyans Run Migrant Boat Over
EU agency Frontex shared migrant boat coordinates with Libyans, then watched them run it over.
In brief
EU agency Frontex shared migrant boat coordinates with Libyans, then watched them run it over. Frontex reported Libyans ran over a migrant boat carrying 27 people including children on 19 June 2026. Originally reported by EUobserver.
Frontex shared migrant boat coordinates
The EU’s border agency Frontex shared coordinates of an overcrowded and partly deflated boat in the Mediterranean sea with the Libyan coastguard.
Libyans ran over migrant boat
The boat was carrying 27 people, including children. Frontex described an incident that took place on 19 June 2026.
Libyans violated right to life
Frontex’s rights officer noted the botched rescue violated article six of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
In short
Frontex reported Libyans ran over a migrant boat carrying 27 people including children on 19 June 2026.
