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Thousands flee violence in Libya - in pictures

Libya unrest: Egyptians who fled from Libya through the Salloum land port gate
Back home: Egyptians carry their possessions out of Libya through the Salloum land port gate Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP
Libya unrest: Tunisians in Libya travel by pickup truck, en route to the Ras Jdir border
Tunisians in Libya head for the Rad Jdir border post and the Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images
Libya unrest: A Tunisian woman is seen through the window of her husband's car
A Tunisian woman and her family enter Tunisia by car at the Rad Jdir border crossing Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Libya unrest: Tunisians working and living in Libya gather at the Rad Jdir border
Tunisians at the Rad Jdir border post Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images
Libya unrest: Libyans hold a flag from the pre-Gaddafi era, during protests in Tobruk
Libyans wave a flag from the pre-Gaddafi era as they take part in an anti-government gathering in Tobruk Photograph: EPA
Libya unrest: Libyan medical volunteers walk past Benghazi court
Libyan medical volunteers walk past the main court building in Benghazi. Arabic graffiti read:'The end of lost years' and 'Your time ended' Photograph: Alaguri/AP
Libya unrest: Protesters show a mortar shell used to destroy a munitions store
Protesters carrying guns show a mortar shell that troops loyal to one of Gaddafi's sons used to destroy a munitions store in Tobruk Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters
Libya unrest: A protester holds a drawing depicting Muammar Gaddafi in Tobruk City
A protester in Tobruk holds a cartoon of Gaddafi Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters
Libya unrest: Women who recently fled Libya speak with a border guard
Women fresh from Libya speak to a border guard on the Tunisian side of the border, in Jdir Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Libya unrest: Passengers arrive after being evacuated from Tripoli
Passengers evacuated from Tripoli arrive at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, north of Paris Photograph: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images
Libya unrest: A Tunisian volunteer prepares to welcome compatriots at the Rad Jdir border
A Tunisian volunteer welcomes returning compatriots at the Rad Jdir border post Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images
Libya unrest: A young Bulgarian child arrives with his parents at Sofia airport
A Bulgarian child evacuated from Libya arrives with his parents at Sofia airport Photograph: Valentina Petrova/AP
Libya unrest: A man who recently fled Libya sits on a bus with other displaced people
Displaced people on the Tunisian side of the border Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Libya unrest: A Dutch military aircraft used to evacuate Dutch nationals from Libya
A Dutch military aircraft used to evacuate Dutch and other nationals arrives at Eindhoven airbase in the Netherlands Photograph: Marco De Swart/EPA
Libya unrest: People wait to board a Turkish ferry at the port of Benghazi
People wait to board a Turkish ferry at Benghazi port Photograph: Berk Ozkan/Anatolian/Reuters
Libya unrest: Tunisians leave Libya at the Ras Jdir border post between Libya and Tunisia
Tunisians leaving Libya at the Ras Jdir border post Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images
Libya unrest: Libyan army soldiers and other protesters stand on an army van
Libyan army soldiers and protesters shout anti-Gaddafi slogans in Tobruk Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP
Libya unrest: A Tunisian woman carries her bags past the Rad Jdir border post
A Tunisian woman at Rad Jdir Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images
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