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A Bangladeshi migrant worker holds his passport near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in LibyaMarch 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Bangladeshi migrant workers line up near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2,2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Filipinos having worked in Libya wave their passports upon arrival via a chartered flight Wednesday March 2, 2011 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airportin Manila, Philippines. A total 186 Filipino overseas workers arrived Wednesday bringing to close to a thousand who arrived in the country since Saturday. An estimated 26,000 to 30,000 Filipinos are in Libya. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A group of Chinese citizens who were evacuated from Libya arrive in Beijing on Feburary 24.… (AFP/Str)

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Bangladeshi migrant worker holds up a sign near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in LibyaMarch 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Indonesian workers who were evacuated from Libya, arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Theevacuation task force chief says 141 Indonesian citizens landed at the airport Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Jayton Espanol, a Filipino worker in Libya, displays his shirt with a message and autographs of fellow workers upon arrivalvia a chartered flight Wednesday March 2, 2011 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines. A total 186 Filipino overseas workers arrived Wednesday to escape the turmoil in Libya bringing to close to a thousand who arrived in the country since Saturday. An estimated 26,000 to 30,000 Filipinos are in Libya. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Filipino workers in Libya flash the peace sign upon arrival via a chartered flight Wednesday March 2, 2011 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport inManila, Philippines. A total 186 Filipino overseas workers arrived Wednesday bringing to close to a thousand who arrived in the country since Saturday. An estimated 26,000 to 30,000 Filipino workers and their dependents are in Libya. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Filipino workers in Libya display a donation box with a message which they claimed have helped them survived the turmoil in Libya upon arrival via a charteredflight Wednesday March 2, 2011 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines. A total 186 Filipino overseas workers arrived Wednesday bringing to close to a thousand who arrived in the country since Saturday. An estimated 26,000 to 30,000 Filipinos are in Libya. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

An Egyptian watches the US amphibious assault ship the USS Kearsarge sails in the Suez canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Egyptian officialssay two U.S. warships have entered the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean, moving closer to the Libyan coast after orders from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. (AP Photo

An Egyptian woman stands as the US amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge sails in the Suez canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Egyptianofficials say two U.S. warships have entered the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean, moving closer to the Libyan coast after orders from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. (AP Photo)

Refugees crowd the Libya-Tunisia border in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. U.N. refugee agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said Tuesday 'thesituation is reaching crisis point' at the Libya-Tunisia border where authorities say up to 75,000 people have fled Libya since Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)

Filipino migrant workers who have been evacuated from Libya, wave a shirt designed to look like the Philippine flag, during their arrival at Manila'sInternational Airport March 2, 2011. More than 9,000 Filipinos have been evacuated from Libya since violence escalated in the north African state, according to a press release from the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs. Government data showed that an estimated 26,000 Filipinos work in medical, construction and oil and gas sectors in Libya. Reuters/ Cheryl Ravelo

An Egyptian watches US amphibious assault ships USS Kearsarge as it sails at the Suez canal in Ismailia , Egypt, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Egyptian officialssay two U.S. warships have entered the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean, moving closer to the Libyan coast after orders from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. (AP Photo)

Refugees hold suitcases as they crowd the Libya-Tunisia border in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. U.N. refugee agency spokeswoman MelissaFleming said Tuesday 'the situation is reaching crisis point' at the Libya-Tunisia border where authorities say up to 75,000 people have fled Libya since Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)

A poster of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi, one of several which were distributed among a crowd gathered to view a burning fuel truck, is held in frontof the media in Tripoli March 2, 2011. Authorities said the incident was a road traffic accident. The posters were distributed when members of the media turned up at the scene. Reuters/Chris Helgren

Filipino migrant workers who have been evacuated from Libya, display a package containing a water heater they used while leaving the country, during theirarrival at Manila's International Airport March 2, 2011. More than 9,000 Filipinos have been evacuated from Libya since violence escalated in the north African state, according to a press release from the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs. Government data showed that an estimated 26,000 Filipinos work in medical, construction and oil and gas sectors there. Reuters/ Cheryl Ravelo

Libya's National Oil Corporation Chairman Shokri Ghanem listens to a reporter's question during an interview with Reuters at his office in TripoliMarch 2, 2011. Reuters/Chris Helgren

A Bangladeshi migrant worker holds his passport near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in LibyaMarch 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Libyan anti-government fighters stand watch on a mountain near Nalut, western Libya. Two US warships were heading towards Libya as the West started flexingits military muscle and rebels fighting Moamer Kadhafi's regime began organising the trappings of parallel government. (AFP/Fred Dufour)

A rebel Libyan soldier holds a rocket-propelled grenade launcher as he stands on the roof of a barracks in Benghazi. Two US warships were heading towardsLibya as the West started flexing its military muscle and rebels fighting Moamer Kadhafi's regime began organising the trappings of parallel government. (AFP/Marco Longari)

Aysha Begum, right, mother of a Bangladeshi worker in Libya, waits with others for her son outside the Dhaka international airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh,Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The United Nations says its migration agency has chartered flights to bring home nearly 400 Bangladeshis from Libya after they fled the violence there to the borders of Tunisia and Egypt. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

Aysha Begum, mother of a Bangladeshi worker in Libya, waits for her son outside the Dhaka international airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March2, 2011. The United Nations says its migration agency has chartered flights to bring home nearly 400 Bangladeshis from Libya after they fled the violence there to the borders of Tunisia and Egypt. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

Relatives of Bangladeshi workers in Libya wait outside the Dhaka international airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The United Nationssays its migration agency has chartered flights to bring home nearly 400 Bangladeshis from Libya after they fled the violence there to the borders of Tunisia and Egypt. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

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