Pope Francis called for the establishment of "humanitarian corridors" for the relief of migrants after a bomb attack on a shelter for migrants in Libya last week killed 44 people.
"The international community can not allow such dangerous events," the Pope said after the evangelization prayer in Saint Peter´s Square. "I hope to establish humanitarian corridors broadly and in coordination to help the most needy migrants," he said.
The Argentine Pope, who made the defense of immigrants one of the main axes of his papal activity, called for "prayer for the unarmed poor who were killed or wounded Tuesday in the air attack that has occupied a detention center for migrants in Libya."
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Thursday that about 300 migrants were still being held at the center, which was hit by an air strike in Tajoura near the capital Tripoli.
The air strikes have provoked widespread international condemnation by the United Nations, the European Union and the League of Arab States. The UN mission in Libya called the strike a "war crime."
However, the Security Council failed in an emergency session Wednesday to issue a joint statement condemning the aerial bombing, after the objection of the representative of the United States.
It is the second time that the Tajawra housing center, in which around 600 migrants have been detained since the launch of Marshal Khalifa Hafer on April 4, was attacked by a bomb attack on Tripoli, the seat of the Wifaq government.
Since the outbreak of the fighting, at least 739 people have died and more than 4,000 have been wounded, with more than 100,000 displaced, according to UN agencies.
