TRIPOLI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that 97 vulnerable asylum-seekers have been airlifted from Libya to Italy.
"This afternoon, an evacuation flight from Tripoli to Rome, Italy, offered a vital lifeline to 97 vulnerable asylum-seekers, marking the first such evacuation from Libya this year," UNHCR said in a statement.
