The French government says it has evacuated French and British nationals from Libya, as battles rage between government forces and militias, reports the BBC.
A French diplomatic source said 40 French nationals, including the ambassador, had been evacuated by ship along with seven British nationals.
France's embassy in Tripoli has been closed temporarily, the French foreign ministry said on its website.
Libya has been gripped by instability since the 2011 uprising.
The French government spokesman in Paris, Stephane Le Foll, announced that French and British nationals had been evacuated, without giving numbers.
An unnamed diplomatic source gave the numbers to France's AFP news agency, saying the expats had been evacuated by the French army.
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