A boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, 12 people died

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, killing all but one person on board, local authorities and a Libyan group said Tuesday.

The Al-Abreen group, which provides humanitarian aid to migrants in Libya, said on Facebook that the boat capsized 60 kilometers (37 miles) east of the city of Tobruk on Monday evening.

According to the group, one migrant survived and the bodies were recovered and brought ashore.

The incident was also confirmed in the Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration in Tobruk.

In recent years, the North African country has become a dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.