Will Russia evacuate Armenians from Libya?
The evacuation first plane with Russian citizens onboard arrived at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport from riot-torn Libya on Wednesday, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.
There were 118 Russian citizens on board, including 6 children.
Russia has sent four airplanes to evacuate a total of 563 Russians from Libya. Most of them are employees of the Russian Railways monopoly and the Gazprom energy giant or families of Russian diplomats.
The fate of about 150 Russian citizens, who are in the Libyan Desert (750 km away from the capital), is still unknown.
Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry has asked the Russian leadership to help evacuate Tajik citizens from Libya. There are about 20 Tajik students in Libya.
According to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Russia is likely to evacuate the three Armenian citizens staying in Libya.
According to the Libyan government, 111 servicemen and 189 citizens died in the country in a week during the pro- and anti-government clashes.
According to international organizations, up to 500 people have been killed and up to 4,000 wounded in clashes with government forces since protests against longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime began on February 15.
The death toll has reached 800 in Tripoli, Al Arabiya TV said.
