(MENAFN) A boat carrying 20 illegal migrants sank off Libya's coast, causing death to three, an Italian news agency affirmed Friday.
Citing Italian navy sources, ANSA reported that an inflatable boat sank 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of the Libyan capital of Tripoli in the Mediterranean Sea.
It stated that three of the irregular migrants were rescued, but they were in not good health condition.
The operation is still ongoing to search for the rest of the migrants.
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