Some 400 Indians arrived in Malta from Misurata in Libya on the Red Star this morning. A British national was also on board.

They are to be flown home in the coming days.

They were welcomed by officials and two ambulances took those who required medical attention to Mater Dei Hospitals.

Thousands of people of various nationalities who work in Libya have been ferried to Malta over the past days.

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