NATO calls emergency meeting on Libya

NATO's chief has called for an emergency NATO council meeting for Friday afternoon to discuss the situation in Libya, according to Reuters.

"I have convened an emergency meeting in the NATO council this afternoon to consult on this fast-moving situation. So I will return to Brussels in a few hours," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told the wire service in an interview.

In the interview, he said the more immediate priority would be given to evacuation "and possibly humanitarian assistance."

"It's a bit premature to go into specifics but it's well-known that NATO has assets that can be used in a situation like this and NATO can act as an enabler and coordinator if and when individual member states want to take action," Rasmussen said in the interview.

Meanwhile, government sources in Malta, which has deep ties with Libya, told CBS News that they expect the imposition of a no-flight zone as soon as the last westerner is pulled out of the country.