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Officials confirm Libyan FM fled to Turkey amid fears for safety after Cohen meet
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People burn a shirt showing Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
Officials confirm that Libya’s suspended foreign minister Najla Mangoush has fled to Turkey amid protests over her meeting with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.
Salmin Asaad, an aide to Mangoush, tells the New York Times she fled due to “safety concerns.”
A Libyan foreign ministry official also confirms her departure, speaking to The Associated Press.
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