(ANSA) - Rome, September 3 - Deputy Premier and Interior
Minister Matteo Salvini said Monday he was in touch with
Italians in Libya amid clashes between rebel militias that have
prompted the UN-backed government to declare a state of
emergency in the capital Tripoli.
"I am in direct contact with our men: soldiers, diplomats,
and ENI staff who are experiencing in Libya risks caused by a
senseless military intervention," Salvini said.
He said no harm had yet to be reported.
Italy's embassy in Tripoli is to stay open despite an attack
on the national-unity government by rebel militia, foreign
ministry sources told ANSA Monday.
They said the embassy "remains operational but with a more
flexible presence, which is being assessed on the basis of the
needs and the security situation".
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in the Libyan capital,
authorities said Sunday, as fighting between rival militias that
has killed dozens of people forced the U.N.-backed government to
declare a state of emergency in and around Tripoli.
In contact with Italians in Libya
'Senseless' military intervention says deputy PM
