Spanish Businessmen Who Were Trapped in Libya Are Already "Healthy and Safe" in Rome and Will Fly Today to Spain

A group of 17 Spaniards who had been trapped in Tripoli (Libya) by recent fighting has managed to leave the country this Thursday with the help of the...

Tarragona Chamber of Commerce delegation takes a flight from Misrata to Rome

The nine businessmen, four of them Catalans, of the commercial mission of the Cambra of Tarragona who had been held in a hotel in Tripoli (Libya) this Wednesday are already in Rome (Italy). According to the Cambra of Tarragona in a statement this Friday, all are "healthy and safe" in the Italian capital, where they have arrived at about 01.00 hours. Now, they are waiting to catch a flight back to Spain."Accidented, but well", he told EFE about h…

Some twenty Spaniards who had been trapped by the fighting in Libya are evacuated this Thursday to ensure their safety. According to ABC one of them, Guillermo Valverde, the departure from the country is from Misrata , about 200 kilometers from Tripoli , because the airport of the capital is still closed by the clashes between the different militias that distribute power in Libya. "We have come in a convoy of armoured vehicles 18 civilians, incl…

The nine businesspeople, including four Catalans, who were part of the Tarragona Chamber of Commerce's trade mission and were temporarily detained in a hotel in Tripoli, Libya, are now safe in Rome, Italy. The confirmation came in a statement issued Friday by the Tarragona Chamber of Commerce, allaying concerns generated by the recent clashes in the Libyan capital. According to the statement, the businesspeople arrived in Rome around 1:00 a.m. o…

At least 20 Spaniards have been evacuated from Tripoli (Libya), due to recent clashes between local terrorist groups. Among them are nine businessmen who participated in a commercial mission organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Tarragona. The evacuation took place from the city of Misrata, since the airport of the Libyan capital remains closed by the fighting. All of them are part of a trip of 21 Spaniards, led by Chamber of Commerce of Tarra…