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Italian Defence Minister: first C-130 plane sent to Libya to make Italians return

Tripoli, Libya - La Russa: "It won't land in Benghazi, where the airport has been bombed", but in another still unspecified airport

As announced yesterday by Italian Defence Minister, Ignazio La Russa, this morning should be departed to Libya an airplane that is going to repatriate about one hundred Italians from the Country, where the situation is becoming increasingly dramatic (also see AVIONEWS). The take-off of the C-130 airplane of AMI, Italian Air Force, has been agreed with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: this...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1126086
Rome, Italy, 02/22/2011 14:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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