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\n<\/span><\/p>\nAn aircraft sent to rescue Canadian citizens from Libya left Tripoli without any passengers on board, after failing to find any Canadians waiting at the airport.<\/p>\n
The majority of the Canadians registered with the embassy in Tripoli had said they wanted to leave.<\/p>\n
However, a government source offered no explanation as to why the plane left carrying only the crew.<\/p>\n
The source defended Canada’s efforts to evacuate its citizens.<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of foreigners have been exiting the country by any means possible following a violent crackdown on protesters by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.<\/p>\n
Of the 344 Canadians registered with the embassy, 213 have said they want to leave.<\/p>\n
The evacuation plan has hit several snags, and Canada has struggled to get charter planes to land in the volatile area to pick up their stranded nationals.<\/p>\n
One flight was cancelled after the charter’s insurers wouldn’t provide cover for the mission.<\/p>\n
It is unclear why this plane left empty, but Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Lynn Meahan said that dangerous conditions on the ground played a part. <\/p>\n
She explained that the plane could not stay long on the ground, and that there were no other citizens from “like-minded countries” who needed the flight.<\/p>\n
Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay blamed the incident on confusion.<\/p>\n
“That has to do with co-ordination on the ground, ensuring that people are aware that an exit is available to them,” he said.<\/p>\n
Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said on Thursday that nearly 200 Canadians had been, or were about to be, evacuated on planes and ships arranged by other nations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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