Six of the ladies are from different southern states of the country.
“We closed our land borders here for more than a year, but arms and ammunition continued to flow illegally.
381 migrants died, and 597 went missing on the Central Mediterranean route in 2020.
A guard in the minister’s convoy was wounded while one of the assailants was killed and two others arrested.
“While in prison, I regretted embarking on the journey because I suffered all through,” he added.
Mr. Biden said the U.S. “was built on a foundation of religious freedom and tolerance, a principle enshrined” in the country’s Constitution.
It is the eighth such incident since the beginning of October, a UN statement said.
Diplomatic missions and foreign embassies left Tripoli in 2014, following the deterioration of security.
“The young man was burned alive, in yet again another senseless crime against migrants in the country.”
