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| More Britons leave Libya as violence 'worsens' | More Britons leave Libya as violence 'worsens' |
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| The Royal Navy has transported 93 more people out of Libya as the situation in the country "continues to get worse". | The Royal Navy has transported 93 more people out of Libya as the situation in the country "continues to get worse". |
| HMS Enterprise arrived in Malta on Wednesday, carrying people - mostly Britons - collected from Tripoli. | HMS Enterprise arrived in Malta on Wednesday, carrying people - mostly Britons - collected from Tripoli. |
| The Foreign Office said it had helped more than 200 British and EU citizens to leave in total, while "many others" had left without government assistance. | The Foreign Office said it had helped more than 200 British and EU citizens to leave in total, while "many others" had left without government assistance. |
| The British embassy in Libya has closed amid recent fighting between rival factions which has left hundreds dead. | The British embassy in Libya has closed amid recent fighting between rival factions which has left hundreds dead. |
| It is the second "assisted departure" from Libya organised by the British government in recent days. | |
| 'Urged to leave' | |
| HMS Enterprise, which had been conducting routine survey work in the Mediterranean, arrived in Malta on Monday carrying 110 people. | |
| The Foreign Office, which has advised against all travel to Libya, said the "security situation continues to get worse". | |
| "The British embassy in Libya temporarily closed on 5 August and as a result we are no longer able to offer consular assistance in Libya," a spokesman said. | |
| "British nationals in Libya are strongly urged to leave immediately by commercial means." | |
| Any Britons still in Libya who need assistance are advised to contact the Foreign Office. | |
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