Lebanese Army Arrests 64 Migrants Trying to Sail to Europe

A Lebanese Armed Forces vessel enters the port of Tripoli, allegedly carrying victims from a boat of around 60 migrants, that capsized a day earlier off the coast of the northern city, on April 24, 2022.Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP via Getty Images

BEIRUT—The Lebanese military arrested 64 migrants as they were trying to set sail from northern Lebanon on Tuesday in an attempt to get to Europe, the army command said.

According to an army statement, the migrants—Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians—were all detained and were being questioned, except for one pregnant woman who was bleeding and was taken to hospital.