Plane lands in Tripoli to evacuate remaining Irish citizens

An Aer Corps Casa plane landed at Tripoli's main international airport this evening to evacuate the 70 or so Irish nationals seeking to leave Libya.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2011 - 20:32

An Aer Corps Casa plane landed at Tripoli's main international airport this evening to evacuate the 70 or so Irish nationals seeking to leave Libya.

The plane landed shortly before 5pm.

Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs are coordinating the evacuation.

Two Aer Corps planes flew to Malta overnight to assist the evacuation.

more courts articles

DUP calls for measures to prevent Northern Ireland from becoming 'magnet' for asylum seekers

DUP calls for measures to prevent Northern Ireland from becoming 'magnet' for asylum seekers

UK's Illegal Migration Act should be disapplied in Northern Ireland, judge rules

UK's Illegal Migration Act should be disapplied in Northern Ireland, judge rules

Former prisoner given indefinite hospital order for killing Irishman in London

Former prisoner given indefinite hospital order for killing Irishman in London

More in this section

Migrant Channel crossing incidents

Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq

Cohen testifies Trump signed off on hush money payment to porn star

Cohen testifies Trump signed off on hush money payment to porn star

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair

Courts Libya Place: Tripoli Place: Libya Place: Malta Organisation: Aer Corps Casa Organisation: Department of Foreign Affairs Organisation: Aer Corps

The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge rests on the container ship Dali (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Crews conduct controlled demolition of Baltimore bridge span

IE_logo_newsletters

Select your favourite newsletters and get the best of Irish Examiner delivered to your inbox

© Examiner Echo Group Limited