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Salloum crossing re-opened at Libya's request - Matrouh security chief
Egyptians who fled Libya load their belongings onto a vehicle near Salloum, northwestern Egypt on the Libyan border in this picture taken on February 23, 2011 and released on February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo
CAIRO, Dec 23 (Aswat Masriya) - Libyan authorities requested the re-opening of the Salloum border crossing and resumption of truck movement between Egypt and Libya, one day after it requested its closure, al-Anany Hammouda, Matrouh security chief said on Tuesday.
Libya had cited its security situation as grounds for the closure of its northeastern border crossing with Egypt.
The Matrouh security directorate was notified by the Salloum port administration of allowing Egyptian trucks to cross into Libya, state-run MENA quoted Hammouda as saying.
Militant fighting in Libya has recently intensified in measures unprecedented since the overthrow of late Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Army general Khalifa Haftar declared war on Islamist forces within Libya since May.
Several Egyptians had been killed and kidnapped during the unrest in Libya. Most of the Egyptian nationals working there have been evacuated from the conflict-torn country.
