Young Libyans chose danger at sea over peril at home

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Young Libyans chose danger at sea over peril at home
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For three young Libyans plucked from a deflating dingy in the Mediterranean, the perils of trying to cross the sea were still preferable to what ...

ONBOARD THE OCEAN VIKING: For three young Libyans plucked from a deflating dingy in the Mediterranean, the perils of trying to cross the sea were still preferable to what they had left behind in their war-torn home.

He said he was thrown into prison where he languished for three months alongside hundreds of others and was beaten daily, pointing to a scar in the corner of his mouth. With his taxi taken from him, Khalil returned to his family."I just wanted to live a normal life," he said."She had no idea of how dangerous the crossing could be," Khalil says."Neither did I. I was happy to try the sea."

"If I had stayed, I would have been killed - either by Sarraj's men for fleeing, or by Haftar's men for fighting for Sarraj," he said.

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