Aid group mulls bringing injured

International aid group Médecins Sans Frontières is “assessing the possibility” of bringing wounded Libyans to Malta for humanitarian assistance. “We are looking into various possibilities (to take wounded Libyan people out of the country) but we have...

International aid group Médecins Sans Frontières is “assessing the possibility” of bringing wounded Libyans to Malta for humanitarian assistance.

“We are looking into various possibilities (to take wounded Libyan people out of the country) but we have no concrete plans,” a spokesman said when contacted.

The New York Times on Thursday quoted rebels in Libya saying the port of Misurata – that has been under siege for weeks – would be used as an outlet to make arrangements with MSF to evacuate about 50 of their wounded by boat to Malta on Sunday.

MSF and Maltese government spokesmen said there were no such concrete plans.

Since the Libyan crisis erupted last month, Malta took on the role of evacuation hub to help foreigners in Libya to return home. Malta’s role slowly shifted to that of logistical hub for humanitarian aid. So far, no wounded people were brought to Malta, a government spokesman said.

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