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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/britons-return-from-chaotic-libya.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The last Foreign Office-chartered flight from Libya has arrived in Britain carrying around 100 people who have fled fighting in the country" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-britons-return-from-chaotic-libya.jpg" alt="The last Foreign Office-chartered flight from Libya has arrived in Britain carrying around 100 people who have fled fighting in the country"/></a></p>
<p>The last Foreign Office-chartered flight from Libya has arrived in Britain with many passengers grateful to have escaped the strife-torn North African state.</p>
<p>Around 100 people, including 53 Britons, touched down on Flight BUR220 at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, many of whom work in the oil industry.</p>
<p>One of them, 45-year-old James Munro, from Elgin, Scotland, said the camp he was staying in survived any problems but many others were not so lucky.</p>
<p>Speaking at Gatwick&#8217;s South Terminal, he said: &#8220;We were stuck in the desert so one of the biggest problems was getting out of there. When we were eventually given a place on a plane this morning we were given 10 minutes to pack our bags and there were only three seats available.</p>
<p>&#8220;The three guys that worked for my oil company, Waha, were given priority. But there are still guys out there because there isn&#8217;t a plane for them.&#8221;</p>
<p>Detailing the chaotic scenes once he reached Tripoli Airport, Mr Munro said: &#8220;Tripoli Airport is filthy and there are hundreds, thousands sitting outside and inside the airport. Fighting broke out and it&#8217;s really chaotic.&#8221;</p>
<p>He praised the British Government&#8217;s efforts to repatriate them, saying they did as much as they could. &#8220;They did an excellent job and got us through as quickly as possible. It&#8217;s just chaos and there is so much rubbish lying about at the airport.</p>
<p>&#8220;We were quite lucky because we were from the UK. They didn&#8217;t waste much time getting us out.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said their camp escaped being targeted by crooks but at others, vehicles were stolen and camps torched.</p>
<p>Another passengers at Gatwick, a Libyan man who declined to be named, said: &#8220;It&#8217;s sad but it will be over soon.&#8221;</p>
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