Pope prays for migrants killed in
Libyan detention center
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| Airstrike attack detention center killed 53 mugrants in Tripoli (ANSA) |
Pope Francis prays for the migrants killed this week by an
air strike on a detention center in Libya, and recalls the many victims of
massacres in Afghanistan, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
By Linda Bordoni
Pope Francis on Sunday invited the faithful to
join him in prayer for the “poor, unarmed people who were killed or injured by
an air strike on a detention center for migrants in Libya”.
He was addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square
for the Angelus prayer.
A UN assessment of the attack reported that 53 people were
killed in the strike, including 6 children, and that 130 others were injured.
It also said “there are reports that following the first
impact, some refugees and migrants were fired upon by guards as they tried to
escape.”
“The international community, the Pope added, must not
tolerate such serious events”.
He then went on to express his hope that “humanitarian
corridors may be opened in an organized and concerted manner for the migrants
who are most in need”.
Finally, the Pope said he wished to remember “all the
victims of the recent massacres in Afghanistan, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger,”
and before saying goodbye to the faithful he had a special greeting for the
Eritrean community in Rome to whom he said: “I pray for your people!”
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