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Expelled Libyan ambassador leaves Zimbabwe
02 Sep 2011 at 12:24hrs | Views
Zimbabwe's foreign ministry says the expelled Libyan ambassador has left the country by car, meeting a 72-hour deadline set for his departure.
Ministry official Joey Bimha says Ambassador Taher al-Megrahi informed Zimbabwe authorities that he planned to drive from Harare.
A Zimbabwean embassy staff member said Friday Libyan diplomats left Thursday in a five-car convoy headed for neighboring Botswana, a trip of about 300 miles (480 kilometers).
South African officials said the Libyans had been granted transit permits through the Johannesburg airport.
Libyan diplomats were ordered to leave after they swore allegiance to the rebel-led National Transitional Council in Libya that Zimbabwe does not recognize.
They are believed to be the first Libyan diplomats to be deported for defecting.
Ministry official Joey Bimha says Ambassador Taher al-Megrahi informed Zimbabwe authorities that he planned to drive from Harare.
A Zimbabwean embassy staff member said Friday Libyan diplomats left Thursday in a five-car convoy headed for neighboring Botswana, a trip of about 300 miles (480 kilometers).
South African officials said the Libyans had been granted transit permits through the Johannesburg airport.
Libyan diplomats were ordered to leave after they swore allegiance to the rebel-led National Transitional Council in Libya that Zimbabwe does not recognize.
They are believed to be the first Libyan diplomats to be deported for defecting.
Source - AP
