1,200 Misrata evacuees reach Libyan rebel city
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An aid ship brought nearly 1,200 evacuees to the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi late on Friday, just a fraction of those stranded in the besieged city of Misrata still desperate to escape. Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have besieged western Libya's lone rebel bastion for six weeks using rockets and other heavy weapons. Hundreds of civilians are reported to have died in the fighting.
There were likely to be at least 8,000 to 10,000 migrants who still needed to be evacuated from the city, Jeremy Haslam, an aid coordinator with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) who was on board the ship, said. (Reuters)
