3 Bulgarians Evacuated from Libya on Ukrainian Ship
Only three Bulgarian citizens have used the opportunity presented by the Ukrainian military ship "Konstantin Olshanski" to evacuate from war-thorn Libya.
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Only three Bulgarian citizens have used the opportunity presented by the Ukrainian military ship "Konstantin Olshanski" to evacuate from war-thorn Libya.
Georgi Luizov, a Bulgarian sailor who was recently on board of the Anouar Ifrikia oil tanker, seized by Libyan rebels, has safely returned to his home country.
A Ukrainian ship is offering an opportunity for organized evacuation of Bulgarians still remaining in war-thorn Libya, the Foreign Affairs Ministry informs Monday.
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