These pictures, by Kenny Schembri and Raymond Muscat, show huge C-17 transport aircraft of the Canadian Air Force land and take off at Malta International Airport.

Canada has four such aircraft, known as Globemasters, of which three have been deployed to Malta to assist in evacuations from Libya. One was in Tripoli this morning.

Canada has closed down its embassy and evacuated its diplomats.

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