About 274 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours, Matrouh Security Chief Hisham Lotfi said on Thursday.

The number included 189 legal arrivals and 85 illegal ones, he said in statements.

Meanwhile, the travel procedures of 152 Egyptians and 295 Libyans were finalized, Lotfy added.

Libya has been witnessing a rising 
insurgency by different rebel groups and militias as well as an increasing use of weapons since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.

Source : MENA