TUNIS - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi has crossed from Libya into neighbouring Tunisia and from there flown to the Greek capital, a security source at Tunisia's Djerba airport told Reuters on Sunday.

Asked about Obeidi's whereabouts, the security source, who did not want to be identified said: "He travelled to Athens." Earlier, Tunisia's official TAP news agency said Obeidi crossed overland into Tunisia and was heading to Djerba airport, near the border.