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TSF deployed on the Libyan Border

In Libya, the repression escalates following the revolt movements of the population.

Considering the recent events and the thousands of refugees fleeing Libya, a TSF team left the international headquarters on 23 February to Tunisia and reached the Libyan border today to support the refugees.

Tunisians flee the country in hundreds, followed by several refugees from Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Eritrea, Somalia, Chad and the Palestinian territories, and by the first Libyan civilians. Much of the foreign nationals have already left the country.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) predicts a massive flood of population at the Libyan borders in the coming days. Monday 21th, 2011, 3,500 people went through the borders. They were more than 10,000 on Tuesday.