Has Gaddafi fled Libya? Three private planes 'leave country bound for Vienna, Athens and Cairo'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:09 PM on 9th March 2011
Greek officials said they spotted the Libyan Airlines Falcon 900 jet as it briefly entered airspace for around 15 minutes earlier today.
The planes usually carry Libyan officials and VIPs but it is not known who was on board the plane.
Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reported that there are three private planes understood to have taken off from a military airstrip near Tripoli.
Appearance: Colonel Gaddafi and his entourage walk through a hotel in Tripoli yesterday where foreign journalists have been staying during the conflict
Rant: The dictator gave his fourth rambling TV address since the uprising began on February 15. Once again he blamed foreign interference for the conflict
Karl Stango-Navarra, a journalist based in Valletta, Malta, told Al Jazeera that the three jets are flying in three different directions.
'One is suggested to be Vienna, the other is supposed to be Athens in Greece, and the other is Cairo, Egypt,' Stango-Navarra said.
'Obviously, nobody knows who may be aboard the planes,' he said.
The development comes as revolutionary forces who have established the Libyan National Council gave Gaddafi 72 hours to quit and leave the North African country amidst escalating violence.
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'A private plane of Gaddafi has crossed Greek airspace en route to Egypt,' the Greek defence ministry source said.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-bound-Vienna-Athens-Cairo.html#ixzz1G6eJ44LQ
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:09 PM on 9th March 2011
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Greek officials said they spotted the Libyan Airlines Falcon 900 jet as it briefly entered airspace for around 15 minutes earlier today.
The planes usually carry Libyan officials and VIPs but it is not known who was on board the plane.
Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reported that there are three private planes understood to have taken off from a military airstrip near Tripoli.
Karl Stango-Navarra, a journalist based in Valletta, Malta, told Al Jazeera that the three jets are flying in three different directions.
'One is suggested to be Vienna, the other is supposed to be Athens in Greece, and the other is Cairo, Egypt,' Stango-Navarra said.
'Obviously, nobody knows who may be aboard the planes,' he said.
The development comes as revolutionary forces who have established the Libyan National Council gave Gaddafi 72 hours to quit and leave the North African country amidst escalating violence.
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'A private plane of Gaddafi has crossed Greek airspace en route to Egypt,' the Greek defence ministry source said.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-bound-Vienna-Athens-Cairo.html#ixzz1G6eJ44LQ
