New Delhi, July 28 -- Commandos drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will soon be sent to provide an armed security cover to the re-opened Indian embassy in Libya and its diplomatic staff.
Speaking at an event held here to mark the 87th Raising Day of the force, CRPF Director General (DG) Gyanendra Pratap Singh said on Sunday that the personnel are "preparing" to leave for the task at Tripoli, on similar lines of guarding the Indian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
The Indian embassy in Libya was re-opened in July last year after about five years of closure due to the deteriorating security situation in the north African country.
The overall law-and-order and security situation has been fragile in Libya since a 2011 uprising that ...