Foreigners evacuated from Chad
03/02/2008 21:52  - (SA)  

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Paris - A French military plane with 202 foreigners evacuated from Chad on board took off from Gabon's capital, Libreville, on Sunday for Paris, said military officials in the French capital.

It was not known at what time and at which airport the plane would arrive.

By Sunday afternoon, about 580 foreigners had been evacuated from the Chadian capital of Ndjamena, under siege by rebel forces, and taken to neighbouring Gabon, said French military officials.

 

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