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Tripoli
(AsiaNews/CBCP) - The Catholic Church in Libya "is doing
everything possible" to help Filipino workers return home safe
and sound, said Fr Amado Baranquel, parish priest at Tripoli's Mary
Immaculate Church. Hence, the Filipino government should "rescue
them via the sea" since armed clashes between Libyan government
forces and the rebel groups have made land travel "too unsafe".
About
13,000 Filipinos live in Libya. Although they are welcome in the
country, they have also been affected by the Islamist advance. A
50-year-old man who worked for a construction company was kidnapped
and beheaded in Benghazi on 23 July because he was not Muslim.
"Violence
and rapes against foreigners are happening every day," Fr
Baranquel explained.In fact, two orders of nuns have repatriated
their members to Italy, he said. "It is too risky for them to
stay here."
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