Evacuation of Italians from Sudan gets underway

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 23 - Two Italian air force planes took off from Djibouti for the Sudanese capital Khartoum at 13.55 Italian time on Sunday, marking the start of operations to evacuate 200 civilians including 140 Italians out of Sudan.
    "The evacuation activities of our compatriots are coordinated by the Interforce Summit Operations Command," said Defence Minister Guido Crosetto.
    "Two Air Force C-130s have already taken off at 1:55 p.m Italian time from Djibouti for Khartoum, with Italian Army and Carabinieri special forces personnel on board. Airport security is provided by Air Force air riflemen," Crosetto added. (ANSA).