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Australian PM urges citizens to leave Lebanon, warns Beirut airport could soon close
File: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese smiles at the end of a press conference in Sydney, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
SYDNEY — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges thousands of Australian citizens in Lebanon to leave and warns that the Beirut airport could soon close.
“I take the opportunity to say to Australians: Do not travel to Lebanon at the moment,” Albanese tells reporters in Sydney.
“There is a risk that the Beirut airport might not be open for commercial flights and given the numbers of people who are there, there’s no guarantee that we can just guarantee that people will be able to come home through other means if that airport is shut.”
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