British military planes evacuate 150 from Libya
LONDON- Three British military transport planes evacuated 150 civilians from sites in the Libyan desert on Sunday, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said.They included people from Britain and other countries who had been stranded in Libya following the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi@@@s 41-year-old rule."Three Royal Air Force C130 Hercules aircraft have successfully evacuated around a further 150 civilians from multiple locations in the eastern Libyan desert," Fox said in a statement.Two of the planes had landed in Malta and the third was due to arrive shortly, he said.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM