Red Cross leaves Tripoli

Posted by Europe correspondent on April 25, 2019

Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (@ICRC) in Libya left Tripoli, according to their own statement on the Twitter micro blog page.

“We didn’t want to leave. But as fighting intensified, we couldn’t stand it.

We were scared we would be hit by a shell, so we left. We didn’t bring anything.”

Escalating fighting in #Tripoli has forced over 30,000 to flee their homes in recent weeks: https://t.co/DIeWotTX7D pic.twitter.com/x75elLqsxD

— ICRC Libya (@ICRC_lby) April 25, 2019

According to the Red Cross assessment around 30 000 inhabitants has to flee Tripoli as a result of the ongoing fighting.

Tripoli neighbourhoods turning into battlefields – Red Cross https://t.co/okQliuJwDn

— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) April 25, 2019

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