Refugees who 'can't pay' are being sold for organs, claims informer

Former trafficker claims smugglers are killing people for transplants

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Migrants sit at the dock of Tripoli port
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Migrants attempting to reach Europe from Africa are being killed so their organs can be sold and used in illegal transplants, a former people smuggler has claimed.

Nouredin Atta, who was arrested in 2014, told Italian police that organs from African migrants in Libya are being sold for $15,000 (£11,400) in Egypt. The victims are migrants who cannot afford to pay for the last part of the journey, he claimed.

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