UN Security Council condemns bombing migrants, calls for ceasefire in Libya’s Tripoli

BY Libyan Express Jul 06, 2019 - 08:03 Updated: Jul 06, 2019 - 09:52

UN Security Council. [Photo: Libyan Express]

UN Security Council condemned on Friday the airstrike on Tajoura migrants’ detention center, where 53 were killed and 150 and more were wounded.

The UN Security Council also urged warring factions in Libya to de-escalate tensions and agree to a ceasefire.

This is the first statement passed by the Council since fighting erupted in April. It also calls for both sides to return to political talks mediated by the UN.

An emergency meeting of the Security Council was held to pass the press statement on Wednesday following the attack on a migrant detention center in the Tajoura suburb of the country’s capital, Tripoli, which killed at least 50 people and injured 130 others.

U.S. diplomats did not initially approve the statement, saying they would need word from Washington to be able to vote in favor of it, according to reports.

Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) blamed the airstrike on Khalifa Haftar’s forces.

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