Virtually all 30,000 Chinese in Libya evacuated

Updated: 2011-02-28 15:27

(Agencies)

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BEIJING - Virtually all 30,000 Chinese citizens living in Libya have left the turbulent North African country.

The Xinhua News Agency says the vast majority of the almost 29,000 Chinese who have departed so far are taking shelter in third countries. Monday's report cites Foreign Ministry sources.

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