About 282 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours, Matrouh Security Chief Hisham Lotfi said on Monday.

The number included 211 legal arrivals and 71 illegal ones, he said in statements.

Meanwhile, the travel procedures of 355 Egyptians and 355 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