Military planes dispatched

BEIJING - China sent four military planes to Libya on Monday as part of the ongoing effort to evacuate its citizens.

The team, composed of four Ilyushin Il-76s, will fly its citizens home. The transporter is a multi-purpose four-engine strategic air lifter, designed by the former Soviet Union's Ilyushin bureau.

It has been used for emergency response transport for civilian evacuations, especially to undeveloped areas, because of its ability to operate from unpaved runways.