(Adds details, background) By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, June 24 (Reuters) - Turkey has been evacuating hundreds of citizens from Libya after a threat from a renegade general fighting Islamists in the east, Ankara's embassy and airport officials said on Tuesday. On Sunday, retired general Khalifa Haftar called on Turks and Qataris to leave anarchic eastern Libya within two days, accusing both their countries of supporting "terrorism". Haftar has declared war on Islamist militants in eastern Libya, deepening turmoil in the oil-producing state where the government is unable to control armed groups which helped oust Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but defy state authority. "Four hundred and twenty Turkish workers were evacuated today from Misrata International Airport ... due to the threats coming from the east that have been made by Khalifa Haftar's forces," said Mohamed Ismail, the airport's spokesman.
06-28-2014, 04:01 PM
Turkey evacuates hundreds of citizens from Libya after threat from general
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