The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya has confirmed the release of 60 asylum seekers from a detention center in Souq Al-Khamis, awaiting an evacuation trip to Rwanda.

In a statement, the UNHCR welcomed the step, clarifying that the migrants are currently hosted in a shelter in Misurata.

Earlier this month, the UNHCR welcomed the release of more than 100 illegal immigrants, who were accommodated in the immigration centre of Sikka Road in Tripoli.

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