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Mon, 12/12/2011 - 13:09
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Turkey speeds up Libya reconstruction effort

MISRATA (A.A) - December 12, 2011 - Turkey has move to materialize pledges it had made for the reconstruction of Libya as plans to build a new physiotherapy clinic. The new clinic will be built in Misrata -- in line with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's pledge during a visit last September. Representatives from Turkish construction companies met with Turkey's ambassador to Libya in this Mediterranean coastal city, which is one the worst hit cities during the popular uprising that ended Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year-old rule.  Turkey has also pledged to restore five police stations and a police headquarters in Misrata and the effort will be funded by the Turkish government.   Over 1,500 Libyans were killed and 13 thousand others were wounded in Misrata during the fight between forces loyal to Gadhafi and the rebels, and nearly 1,200 people went missing. Most of the buildings in the city are destroyed or heavily damaged.    Turkey's state-run air carrier, the Turkish Airlines, is set to launch direct flights to Misrata on December 15. The city will be THY's third destination in Libya after Tripoli and Benghazi.

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