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Choi Young escorting USS George Washington, July 2010 (Released U.S. Navy photo by Adam K. Thomas)

South Korea to evacuate citizens from Libya by sea

By Fri, Mar 04, 2011 1:23AM UTC View Comments Choi Young escorting USS George Washington, July 2010 (Released U.S. Navy photo by Adam K. Thomas)

Like many other nations, South Korea has be evacuating its citizens from harm’s way in Libya.  Just a few days ago, 198 Koreans (including disgraced stem scientist Lee Hwang-suk) were evacuated by air. Now the Korean navy is getting in on the act. The destroyer Choi Young is transporting 40 South Koreans from the Libyan capital...

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