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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Libya's Refugee Crisis -- Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy

Libya's Refugee Crisis -- Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy

As a measure of how bad violence has gotten inside Libya, look to the borders, where tens of thousands have already fled -- and a further 300,000 might be on their way. "It is a biblical exodus," Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Reuters today. Speaking on BBC News World Service this morning, a representative from the International Red Cross said that his organization was preparing capacity along the border with Tunisia for as many as 10,000 new refugee arrivals today.

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