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One migrant’s encounter with death

As people in Libya try to make their way out of the country, mainly through illegal means, they are realizing the danger involved in the smuggling operations.

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Migrants hang on to flotation tubes in the sea after jumping from an overloaded wooden boat during a rescue operation 10.5 miles off the coast of Libya, Aug. 6, 2015. — REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

A Moroccan man who tried and failed twice to board a smuggler's ship in Libya considers himself lucky he missed the boat.

“I could have been among the dead, but luckily … the boat was full already,” he told Al-Monitor.

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