From Business Standard

The United States closed its embassy in Libya and evacuated the staffers to neighboring Tunisia amid security concerns in the restive north African country, the State Department said.

“Due to the ongoing violence resulting from clashes between Libyan militias in the immediate vicinity of the US Embassy in Tripoli, we have temporarily relocated all of our personnel out of Libya,” Xinhua quoted spokeswoman Marie Harf as saying.

US personnel at the Tripoli embassy left Tripoli around dawn and travelled by road to neighbouring Tunisia under military escort, Harf said.

All of the staff has been reported safe in Tunisia.

“Securing our facilities and ensuring the safety of our personnel are top department priorities, and we did not make this decision lightly,” Harf added.

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