Awwal 28, 1432 H/March 3, 2011, SPA -- The German embassy in Libya has been closed "for security reasons," the foreign ministry in Berlin announced Thursday, as dpa reported. German citizens remaining in Libya had been informed in advance of the possible embassy closure and had been urged repeatedly to use the remaining options to leave the country, the ministry said in a statement. Consular assistance is to be provided from Berlin. Authorities knew of 51 German nationals who were still in Libya at the start of the week. Countries including Britain and France have already closed their embassies, as foreign nationals have been leaving the country by air, land and sea.
