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Some 6,300 Chinese nationals evacuated from Libya

Updated: 2011-02-25 03:03

(Xinhua)

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BEIJING - Some 6,300 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from riot-torn Libya so far, China's Foreign Ministry said early Friday morning.

The ministry updated the figure as the first chartered plane sent by the Chinese government to evacuate its nationals in Libya flew back to Beijing in the wee hours of Friday with more than 200 Chinese on board.

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