Italy to open hospital, deploy 300 soldiers and doctors to Libya: source

Italy will set up a military hospital and deploy 300 doctors, nurses and soldiers in Libya at the request of the United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli, a government source said on Monday. The hospital near the Misrata airport will be staffed by about 100 doctors and nurses and guarded by some 200 soldiers. Italy has already flown dozens of Libyan fighters to Rome for medical treatment, but the hospital will be a faster and more efficient channel for assistance, the source said.