Over 500 Indians evacuated from Libya

India: India has evacuated hundreds of its nationals from crisis-hit Libya as thousands of Libyan protesters are moving toward the capital city, Tripoli. The first batch of 291 people aboard an Air India flight from Tripoli landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi late Saturday, Hindi language NDTV news channel reported.

A second Air India flight with 237 Indians from chaos-stricken Libya landed early Sunday at the same airport. The UN Security Council (UNSC) Saturday imposed sanctions on Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi and members of his inner circle and referred Gaddafi to the International Criminal Court.

The 68-year-old Gaddafi, nine members of his family, and six other members of his clique will now face international travel bans. Any assets belonging to Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and four other family members will also be frozen.The UNSC unanimously ordered an arms embargo on the Gaddafi regime and an investigation into the ongoing bloodshed.

Gaddafi and four of his sons, Saif al-Islam, al-Saadi, al-Mutassim, and Khamis, are reportedly in the Bab al-Azizia military barracks, located west of Tripoli, and fighting against the pro-democracy protesters. Libyan security forces have reportedly killed over 1,000 people during the recent demonstrations against Gaddafi’s four decades of repressive rule.But Libya is bracing for more violence as thousands of pro-democracy protesters, seeking the ouster of the Gaddafi regime, are moving toward the capital.

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