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Bombs hit near shuttered Egypt, UAE embassies in Libya
Twin car bombs struck near the shuttered Egyptian and United Arab Emirates embassy buildings in the militia-controlled Libyan capital on Nov. 13, an AFP correspondent and a UAE official said.
Two guards posted outside the empty Egyptian embassy compound were wounded in the first blast, Libya's LANA news agency reported.
Corinth-Tripoli highway to be shut down Tuesday night
The Corinth-Tripoli national highway in the Peloponnese will be completely closed off to traffic from 9 p.m. on Tuesday night to 6 a.m. the following day as an emergency drill is carried out at the Artemisio Tunnel.
The drill will close off the entire section of the highway from the Sterna interchange to the off-ramp for North Tripoli.
Balkan Citizens Urged to Get Out of Libya
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia have urged their citizens based currently in Libya to leave, saying embassies there cannot guarantee their safety due to the increased violence.
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Libya weighs international help after surge in violence
Libya's government said Tuesday it was considering calling for international forces to help re-establish security after deadly clashes closed Tripoli airport, severing air links with the outside world.
Two Turkish citizens kidnapped in Libya
Two Turkish citizens were kidnapped in Libya late on June 24 and their whereabouts are still unknown, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official who wanted to remain anonymous has said.
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