Eastern Libyan forces have staged the deportation of thousands of Egyptians who were in Libya illegally in recent days.
An Egyptian security and Libyan security said the illegal migrants were deported to Egypt on foot across the land border, according to Reuters.
The Libyan security source said 4,000 migrants were discovered during raids on people traffickers following a gun battle between security forces and smugglers and they were all deported.
Egyptian security source went further to say that only about 2,200 of the 4,000 migrants who were found by Libyan security forces were there illegally and they were the only ones deported.