Italian warship 'could evacuate Lebanon troops'

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Italy has dispatched a warship to the eastern Mediterranean that could evacuate Italian troops from Lebanon if the conflict in neighbouring Syria spills over the border, the navy said on Friday.

"This is the best possible asset to act quickly in case of an evacuation," a navy spokesman told AFP.

The Andrea Doria, a 153-metre (502-foot) long destroyer, "will monitor the situation", he said.

Italy has 1,100 soldiers deployed in Lebanon, where it heads up the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on the unstable southern border with Israel.

A total of around 10,000 soldiers take part in UNIFIL.

http://www.france24.com/en/20130906-italian-warship-could-evacuate-lebanon-troops

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1. SS Andrea Doria.

Pronounced an-DRAY-a DOHR-ee-a was an ocean liner for the Italian Line home ported in Genoa, Italy, most famous for its sinking in 1956, when 52 people died.

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