What began as a routine security tip quickly turned into a chilling scene.
In eastern Libya, authorities have uncovered at least 21 bodies buried in a mass grave near the town of Ajdabiya.
It exposes yet another dark chapter in the region’s migrant crisis.
Security forces raided a nearby farm after receiving reports that migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were being held there.
What they found was disturbing. Survivors — up to ten of them — showed clear signs of torture.
“We found men, women and children bearing marks of abuse,” one security source said.
“They told doctors that others were with them… and then vanished.”
Grave Site Discovered
That grim clue led investigators to a site about 10 kilometres southeast of Ajdabiya, where the mass grave was discovered.
Ajdabiya itself lies roughly 160 kilometres from Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city — a reminder that these horrors are unfolding far from the world’s spotlight.
The farm’s owner has been arrested and reportedly admitted that bodies were buried on his land.
Images circulating online, though unverified, appear to show Red Crescent volunteers and security personnel. Placing bodies into black plastic bags.
So what does this reveal? Beyond the numbers and arrests, it underscores a painful truth: for many migrants, the journey doesn’t end at borders — it ends in silence.
