Most countries have closed their consulates in Benghazi after a series of attacks and some foreign airlines have stopped flying there. The U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed in September 2012 during an Islamist assault on the consulate. Stability in the region is key for oil supplies because about 60 percent of Libya’s oil production comes from its eastern half. Western powers worry that instability in Benghazi will spill over to the capital Tripoli, which this week has seen the worst fighting in months between militias. Protests and strikes over higher pay and political rights have shut down much of the country’s oil output, depriving the government of its main source of income. jamahiriyanewsagency.wordpress/2013/11/09/police-killed-in-benghazi-general-prosecutor-assassinated-in-derna/
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:09:58 +0000
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