Turkey sending Navy ships to evacuate 2,000 nationals from Lebanon

Turkey is sending ships to evacuate around 2,000 of its citizens from Lebanon tomorrow, the Turkish foreign ministry says.

Two Turkish navy ships will leave a port in southern Turkish province of Mersin for Beirut today, the ministry says in a statement.

The evacuation process will continue in the following days if necessary, the ministry says.

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