Tens of thousands of foreign nationals are fleeing Libya as the unrest against Moammar Gaddafi shows no signs of letting up.
At one point on Libya's western border with Tunisia, thousands of Tunisians and others are streaming out of Libya at the Ras Jdir crossing point with stories of violence andf mayhem in their wake.
It's very bad. There is fighting between the police and army against civilians. The civilians have AK-47s. (The fighting) is mostly at night, an Algerian named Rashid told Reuters.
Another who fled, Tunisian artist Hamdi Chalbi, said: Militias tell people 'If you come out at night we will kill you.' People are scared.
A Tunisian woman holds her child as she crosses the border into Tunisia at the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya February 23, 2011. Thousands of Tunisians are fleeing Libya, many across its western land border, after a bloody crackdown on protests against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, state media reported on Tuesday. Tunisia has at least 30,000 nationals in Libya and officials fear they could become targets because of Tunisia's role in inspiring uprisings across the Arab world. Tunisia's leader was overthrown in January, and Egypt's president fell on Feb. 11.ReutersA Tunisian boy follows his family as he crosses into Tunisia at the Ras Jdir border crossing after fleeing unrest in LibyaReutersA Tunisian woman wipes tears from her face as she crosses in Tunisia at the Ras Jdir border crossing after fleeing unrest in LibyaReutersA Tunisian woman is seen through the window of her husband's car as she and her family cross in Tunisia at the Ras Jdir border crossing to flee the unrest in LibyaReutersA Tunisian man reacts after crossing the border into Tunisia at the border crossing of Ras Jdir to flee the unrest in LibyaReutersA Tunisian man crosses the border with his luggage into Tunisia at the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in LibyaReutersArmy soldier stands guard while Tunisian crosses border into Tunisia at border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in LibyaReutersA Tunisian woman drinks water inside a bus minutes after crossing into Tunisia at the Ras Jdir border to flee the unrest in LibyaReutersTunisians cross the border into Tunisia at the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in LibyaReutersA Tunisian woman reacts as she crosses the border into Tunisia at the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in LibyaReuters
