LIGNET: With Foreign Diplomats Fleeing, Libya Nears Collapse

Thursday, 31 October 2013 03:26 PM EDT ET

Libyan firefighters outside a Foreign Ministry building damaged by a powerful blast on Sept. 11 in the eastern city of Benghazi. (ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images)
Five foreign embassies and consulates in Libya have been attacked by militants this year, turning the country into a war zone for diplomats. Foreign governments are responding by evacuating citizens, creating a brain drain of experts that is weakening Libya’s fragile government and economy, and raising the risk of Libya becoming a failed state.

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Five foreign embassies and consulates in Libya have been attacked by militants this year, turning the country into a war zone for diplomats.
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