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Foreigners urged to flee Benghazi

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The British Foreign Office warns of a "specific and imminent" terrorist threat in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, prompting several other governments to urge their nationals to leave the city immediately. Next, we look at how Moroccan activists are putting pressure on the government to stop the growing number of underage marriages. Finally, we head to a town in Tunisia that’s struggling to tempt back tourists, more than two years after the country’s revolution.

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