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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Factbox: Country and company Libya evacuation plans | Reuters

"Factbox: Country and company Libya evacuation plans

Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:08am EST

(Reuters) - Following are details on countries and companies evacuating nationals and employees from Libya or closing operations.

COUNTRIES:

TURKEY: Some 3,000 Turks boarded ferry boats in Benghazi early on Wednesday and set off for Turkey in a mass evacuation. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the Orhan Gazi ferry departed Benghazi port with 1,500 Turks and the Osman Gazi set off with another 1,500 passengers. There are about 25,000 Turks living in Libya, most working for construction firms and other companies."

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