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Air Force refuses to bomb oil tanker
[Libya Herald] Members of the Libyan Air Force have apparently refused to obey orders to bomb an oil tanker that has been loading oil illegally from the Es-Sider oil export terminal.A Ministry of Defence official in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... , told the Libya Herald that the Air Force did not want to attack the terminal for a number of reasons. "There is a strong feeling among members of the Air Force that it should not be used to solve what is essentially a political problem, especially as civilians could be injured or killed," he said. There were also deep concerns about the potential environmental impact of an oil spill on the Mediterranean Sea and the Libyan coastline if the tanker was hit, he said. It is thought that the Air Force's attitude is one of the "logistical problems" cited by General National Congress (GNC) member Suliman Gajam this afternoon as delaying military action against the vessel. Despite Zeidan's threat today that the tanker would be targeted if it did not obey orders from the Libyan Navy, no force has yet been used. Posted by: Fred 2014-03-10 |
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