IOM reports that mass graves in Libya had gunshot wounds on the bodies of migrants

The International Organization for Migration reported on Monday that some of the migrant victims discovered in two mass graves in Libya had gunshot wounds, and that up to 70 dead are believed to be present at one of the locations.

“The (IOM) has expressed shock and concern at the discovery of two mass graves in Libya containing the bodies of dozens of migrants, some with gunshot wounds,” it stated. The attorney general’s office reported on Sunday that at least 28 remains had already been found by Libya’s security forces in the larger of the two mass graves in the country’s southeast desert.