LAT photog and writer are in Libya

L.A. Times photographer Luis Sinco and staff writer Raja Abdulrahim crossed into Libya from Egypt on Wednesday to report on the clashes there. From the paper's photo blog:

They arrived at the Libyan border from Cairo before dawn Wednesday to find a chaotic scene of thousands of people fleeing Libya. The two journalists had to wait a few hours before Egyptian authorities approved their exit visas and allowed them to cross. In the meantime, Sinco and Abdulrahim interviewed and photographed the refugees. They sent their work back via satellite phones.

Sinco and Abdulrahim traveled to the border with the aid groups Muslims Without Borders and the Arab Medical Union, whose members did not want to cross into Libya but rather care for the refugees on the Egyptian side. The two met other journalists planning to go into Libya and decided to travel with them for safety. The Times journalists walked the 1,000 yards of no man’s land between the borders and hired a minivan to take them west toward Benghazi.

When they reached the Libyan side, they were cheerfully greeted with “Welcome to Libya” by rebels who had taken control of the area, Sinco said.

Sinco's photos are on the blog. Here's the latest story from Abdulrahim and Bob Drogin in Cairo.