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More than 4,600 Chinese evacuated from Libya
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February 24, 2011, Thursday
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MORE than 4,600 Chinese nationals had been evacuated from Libya by this morning, China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement today.
More than 4,000 Chinese left the riot-torn north African state today on two Greek ocean liners, which were chartered by the Chinese embassy in Greece, said the statement.
The "Hellenic Spirit" and "Olympic Champion" left Benghazi, Libya's eastern port and second-largest city, at 7am Beijing time (2300 GMT, Wednesday) and were expected to arrive at the port of Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete at about 8pm Beijing time (1200 GMT).
The Chinese embassy in Greece had been preparing for the evacuees' arrival, said the statement.
Rescue efforts by land were also underway, and the Chinese embassy in Egypt had received more than 400 Chinese who left Libya by road.
Some had flown back to China and 10 of them, who took a Bulgarian government flight, were expected to arrive in Beijing Thursday after a transfer, said the statement.
The first Chinese chartered evacuation flight, with a team of government officials on board, landed at the Libyan capital of Tripoli Thursday morning after a stopover in Athens, it said.
Early today, the second chartered Air China A330-200 aircraft took off from Beijing Capital International Airport for Cairo.
The rescue would be difficult, due to the tense situation and poor telecommunications, said the statement.
But the Chinese government would make all-out efforts to evacuate nationals from Libya, protect the safety of Chinese property, and safeguard China's national interests, it said.
More than 4,000 Chinese left the riot-torn north African state today on two Greek ocean liners, which were chartered by the Chinese embassy in Greece, said the statement.
The "Hellenic Spirit" and "Olympic Champion" left Benghazi, Libya's eastern port and second-largest city, at 7am Beijing time (2300 GMT, Wednesday) and were expected to arrive at the port of Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete at about 8pm Beijing time (1200 GMT).
The Chinese embassy in Greece had been preparing for the evacuees' arrival, said the statement.
Rescue efforts by land were also underway, and the Chinese embassy in Egypt had received more than 400 Chinese who left Libya by road.
Some had flown back to China and 10 of them, who took a Bulgarian government flight, were expected to arrive in Beijing Thursday after a transfer, said the statement.
The first Chinese chartered evacuation flight, with a team of government officials on board, landed at the Libyan capital of Tripoli Thursday morning after a stopover in Athens, it said.
Early today, the second chartered Air China A330-200 aircraft took off from Beijing Capital International Airport for Cairo.
The rescue would be difficult, due to the tense situation and poor telecommunications, said the statement.
But the Chinese government would make all-out efforts to evacuate nationals from Libya, protect the safety of Chinese property, and safeguard China's national interests, it said.
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