16 September
Libyan navy on Sunday said it rescued 300 illegal immigrants on three rubber boats off the country's western coast.
"Coast guards patrol rescued 300 immigrants on three rubber boats northwest Tripoli," navy spokesman Ayob Qassem told Xinhua.
The rescued immigrants are of different African nationalities and include women and children, Qassem said.
Qassem also said that the immigrants have been handed over to the anti-illegal immigration department and then taken to a reception center here.
XINHUA
