Bangladeshi among 40 killed in airstrike in Libya

A Bangladeshi man from Madaripur is among 40 who were killed in an airstrike at a detention center for migrants near Tripoli in Libya on Tuesday.

Identities of the deceased could not be known. 

ASM Ashraful Islam, Labour councilor of Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli, confirmed the matter to Jago News.  

Footage circulating online following the attack in Tajoura - which also left more than 130 wounded, according to the U.N. - showed blood and body parts mixed with rubble and migrants' belongings. No one yet has claimed responsibility for the airstrike, which comes as Libya is split between two warring governments, each backed by militias that control different cities and towns.

The North African country has become a major crossing point for migrants to Europe following the overthrow of former ruler Muammar Qaddafi in 2011.