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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Turkey repatriates hundreds from Libya

"Turkey repatriates hundreds from Libya

Turkey has repatriated more than 250 of its nationals from Libya at the weekend, some of whom said they were targeted by rioters during deadly anti-regime protests, Turkish media reported Sunday.

A total of 256 people have been repatriated since Saturday aboard two commercial flights while a third plane sent by the Turkish government was waiting at Benghazi airport on Sunday to fly a further 281 Turks home, a government crisis cell said."

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