British embassy temporarily withdraws some staff from Libya

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Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - The British embassy is temporarily withdrawing some of its staff from Libya over concerns about political uncertainty and the risk of clashes between rival armed groups in the capital, it said on its website.

"Given the security implications of the ongoing political uncertainty, the British Embassy is temporarily withdrawing a small number of staff," the statement said, and added that the embassy would continue to operate as usual.

A British security source told Reuters only non-essential staff were affected.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/10/uk-libya-unrest-idUKBRE9490GX20130510

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UK withdraws some embassy staff from Libya.

The UK has withdrawn some embassy staff in Libya in response to "ongoing political uncertainty", the Foreign Office says.

It said it was temporarily withdrawing a "small number" who work with Libyan ministries.

Armed militias have recently been blocking access to ministry buildings to push their political demands.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22478132

Refers to Tripoli.

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1. Oh, well. As long as the crude keeps flowing...

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2. Reuters link updated

(Reuters) - Bombs exploded outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Friday and Britain temporarily cut staff at its embassy in Tripoli because of security fears.

The blasts, which caused damage but no casualties, were the latest signs of insecurity in Benghazi, the birthplace of the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/10/uk-benghazi-bomb-idUKBRE9490DO20130510