Western governments working to extract their citizens from Gaza

By doris | Published: January 7, 2009

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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Western governments stepped up efforts to rescue their citizens from Gaza Wednesday as violence swept the area for the 12th day in a row.
The International Committee of the Red Cross was unable to rescue foreigners due to security concerns.

The International Committee of the Red Cross was unable to rescue foreigners due to security concerns.
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More than 100 Western nationals remained trapped Wednesday night inside Gaza, the consulate general of Sweden based in Jerusalem, told CNN.

Among them were 34 Swedes as well as several Norwegian, Canadian, French and Polish nationals, the consulate general said

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