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Rome Mulling Evacuation of Italians Who Want to Leave Lebanon |
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Written by News Editor
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Friday, 09 May 2008 |
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Rome is drawing up an evacuation plan for Italian nationals who want to flee fighting in the Lebanese capital, the ANSA news agency reported, quoting new Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini.
Those who want to leave "can do so, and they will have a national (air) bridge at their disposal," said Frattini on his first full day in office. Italy's 2,500 soldiers is the largest contingent in the 13,000-strong U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which was beefed up in 2006 following the war between Hizbullah fighters and Israel in southern Lebanon. Hours after taking the oath of office, Frattini said Italy may rethink the rules of engagement for its UNIFIL soldiers.(AFP) |