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Canada kicks out 5 Libyan diplomats

Source: CBC News

Canada is kicking out five diplomats working at the Libyan Embassy in Ottawa.

The officials have been declared persona non grata, a news release distributed Tuesday evening by the Department of Foreign Affairs says.

"The activities carried out in Canada by the five Libyan diplomats are considered inappropriate and inconsistent with normal diplomatic functions," the release says.

"Canada has not severed diplomatic relations with Libya, but we have suspended the operations of the embassy in Tripoli. The Libyan Embassy in Ottawa remains open."

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/05/17/pol-libyans-expelled.html

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