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Commenting on recent events in Libya, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt today said:
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We have updated our travel advice for Libya. We now advise against all travel to the country.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed the UK government's concern on continuing reports overnight of unacceptable violence used against protesters in Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken to the Head of the Qadhafi Human Rights Society about the situation in Libya.
"We are today summoning the Libyan Ambassador to London to the Foreign Office, to convey in the strongest terms our absolute condemnation of the use of lethal force against demonstrators"
Permanent Under Secretary Simon Fraser, on the instructions of the Foreign Secretary, summoned the Libyan Ambassador to the UK H.E. Omar R Jelban this afternoon.
Foreign Secretary says UK gravely concerned about the situation in Libya.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said the safety of British nationals in Libya is of paramount concern.
A Foreign Office charter flight is leaving Gatwick Airport at 1230GMT for Libya. It is scheduled to land at Tripoli Airport later today. We are hopeful that the flight will return to the UK this evening.
"We can confirm that we are currently assisting the majority of British Nationals at the airport to board a chartered plane that has become available in Tripoli."
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