Westerners told to leave Benghazi over 'specific, imminent threat'
By Alice Ritchie in London | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-26 07:37
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Passengers wait to board a plane at Benghazi's Benina international airport after warnings from Western countries urging their citizens to leave the city on Thursday. Britain cited a "specific and imminent" threat days after a deadly attack by militants in neighboring Algeria. Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters |
Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia have all urged their citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a "specific, imminent threat to Westerners", linked to French action in Mali.
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