Libya migrants: Attack kills dozens at detention centre
An attack has killed up to 40 migrants at a detention centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, government officials say.
Some 80 people were injured at the centre, which the UN-backed government says was hit by an air strike.
Anti-government forces led by warlord Gen Khalifa Haftar have accused government forces of bombarding it.
Most of the dead are believed to be Africans, attempting to reach Europe on clandestine sea crossings from Libya.
Thousands of migrants are stopped and held in government-run detention centres.
The country has been torn by violence and division since long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi was deposed and killed in 2011.
What do we know about the attack?
Some 120 migrants were inside a hangar at the Tajoura Detention Centre which took a direct hit, emergency services spokesman Osama Ali told AFP news agency.
An official in the Libyan health ministry, Doctor



