CRPF contingent evacuated from Tripoli amid unrest in Libya, says Sushma Swaraj | World News, The Indian Express

CRPF contingent evacuated from Tripoli amid unrest in Libya, says Sushma Swaraj | World News, The Indian Express

By Express Web Desk |New Delhi |Updated: April 7, 2019 5:42:30 pm

CRPF contingent evacuated from Tripoli amid unrest in Libya, says Sushma Swaraj

Libyan Army Commander Khalifa Hafter ordered his forces Thursday to take over Tripoli which triggered an escalation in political tension in the country.

Sushma Swaraj mentioned that the evacuation was carried out by the Indian Embassy in Tunisia. (File photo)

Days after violence erupted in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said an entire contingent of CRPF personnel were evacuated from the region as the situation in Tripoli has worsened.