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2014-08-07 Africa North
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18 Sudanese Killed in Libya Unrest
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[AnNahar] Eighteen Sudanese have been killed by a rocket strike in the Libyan capital, but Khartoum says the situation does not yet warrant an evacuation of its nationals, official media reported.
A briefing to cabinet on Tuesday said "18 Sudanese nationals were killed in one incident due to fall of a random rocket on the area of their residence on the outskirts of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
", the state SUNA news agency said late Tuesday, quoting cabinet front man Omer Mohammed Salih.
SUNA did not say when the deaths occurred.
Since mid-July, Libya has seen festivities between rival militias in Tripoli, where fighting broke out again on Monday, and in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Violence in those cities has killed more than 220 people, maimed around 1,000, and prompted an exodus of foreign nationals from the oil-rich North African nation.
Tripoli airport has been closed since gunnies, mostly Islamists, attacked it on July 13 in a bid to wrest control from the Zintan brigade of former rebels who have held it since 2011.
The foreigners' exodus gathered pace at the weekend when Britannia and Greece sent ships to evacuate nationals.
On Tuesday, the Philippines said it would send a ship to pick up at least 700 of its citizens trapped in Libya.
Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Karti said that although Sudanese have been killed, "the situation in Libya did not yet reach the critical stage that necessitates evacuation of the Sudanese there", SUNA reported on Monday.
| "Unfortunately, by then it'll be too late." |
Khartoum's embassy in Tripoli "did not receive any call from a Sudanese national demanding his evacuation from Libya to Sudan", but the government is ready to intervene and get them out if asked, cabinet front man Salih said.
| "The problem is, we haven't been able to pay our phone bill in years. So unless they message by runner or passenger pigeon, we'll never know." |
Libya has been a popular destination for Sudanese migrant workers seeking better opportunities outside their impoverished nation.
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Posted by trailing wife 2014-08-07 00:00||
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