One JAT airplane took off for Sabha early on Saturday in order to evacuate 52 Serbian citizens who worked in this Libyan city, Tanjug learnt at the Serbian Foreign Ministry.

The Ministry's officials also said that one Montenegrin ship, rented by Russia, is due to arrive in Ras Lanuf early on Sunday, where it will take 300 Serbian citizens on board and transfer them to safety.

Two Turkish ships left Benghazi early on Saturday carrying 24 Serbian citizens. The ships should dock at Marmaris, where Serbian citizens will be taken over by the Serbian Consulate.