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Another 227 Libya evacuees flown back to Beijing

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-02-25 11:39

The second group of Chinese nationals evacuated from Lybia by China's chartered flight arrive at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing this morning, Feb 25,2011.The first chartered plane sent by the Chinese government to evacuate its nationals from Libya arrived at the airport at 2:15 am Friday, which carried 224 Chinese. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- The second flight chartered by the Chinese government to evacuate its nationals from Libya arrived in Beijing Friday with 227 Chinese on board.

The Air China Airbus A330-200 took off from Cairo Thursday at 6 p.m.local time (1600 GMT) and arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport at 9:25 a.m. (0125 GMT).

The passengers included 218 employees of Sinohydro, a state-owned company involved in construction, engineering, investment and real estate, Sinohydro executive Chang Manxiang says.

The first flight chartered by the Chinese government to evacuate its nationals from Libya arrived in Beijing early Friday with 224 Chinese.