Authorities confirmed the deportation, saying it had been carried out because the groups were not ‘’refugees but possible members of armed groups’’ in Libya, and therefore threatened the security of the country.
Mamlaka zilithibitisha uhamisho huo, zikisema kuwa umefanywa kwa sababu makundi hayo hayakuwa ''wakimbizi bali ni wanachama wa makundi yenye silaha'' nchini Libya, na hivyo kutishia usalama wa nchi.