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| Libyan Rebels |
Paris : France has given two days to leave to 14 Libyan diplomats as the foreign ministry made the announcement on Friday, saying it no longer recognised the group's diplomatic status.
It accused them of "activities incompatible with the relevant UN resolutions ... and contrary to the protection of Libyan civilians".
An unnamed French diplomat told the Reuters news agency that the decision to expel them was taken some time ago, but "there was a process to follow".
France was the first foreign power to formally recognise the interim Transitional National Council (TNC), the Benghazi-based leadership of opposition forces fighting Gaddafi's rule.
In Moscow, the Russian foreign minister spoke out against developments in the way the international community is handling the Libyan crisis, while his visiting Chinese counterpart called for Libyan sovereignty to be respected
