RAF planes in Libya desert rescue

RAF planes in Libya desert rescue: "Two RAF Hercules aircraft have evacuated more than 150 civilians to Malta from desert locations south of Benghazi in Libya, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said.
Meanwhile, the operations of the British Embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have been temporarily suspended and its staff have been evacuated on the last Government-chartered flight, which took off for London's Gatwick Airport with 53 British nationals on board, the Foreign Office said.
The dramatic evacuation came as Britain worked with international partners on a co-ordinated rescue mission for the last foreign nationals stranded in the North African state amid fast-deteriorating security conditions."