The Interior Ministry announced in a statement Tuesday morning that 612 passengers, including 229 Egyptians and 383 Libyans, crossed through the Salloum land crossing on the Egypt-Libya border on Monday after it had been reopened.
One-hundred and one trucks also crossed through the land port, according to the statement.
Egypt's prime minister issued a decision on Monday to reopen the Salloum crossing, which has been closed and reopened several times since unrest began in Libya in 2011.
Libya has witnessed a rising insurgency via different rebel groups and militias since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.
Attacks have included the killing and injury of Egyptians working in different parts of the country.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
