A total of 89people, including two Sudanese, have been arrested at the Egypt-Libya Sallum border crossing over illegal travel to Libya, Matrouh security directorate said in a statement Sunday.
This sort of arrests is frequent at Egypt’s borders, and is a part of security forces’ campaign to combat “illegal immigration.”
At least one million Egyptians have fled Libya in the wake of the 2011 uprising. The country was one of the biggest destinations for Egyptian laborers.
Despite security deterioration in Libya, dozens of Egyptian and African migrants are being stopped at the crossing while trying to illegally travel to Libya.
