2 killed after Libya jets bomb tanker
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A MILITARY spokesman for Libya’s internationally recognized government says its fighter jets bombed a Greek-owned tanker ship because it had no prior clearance to enter an eastern port and acted “suspicious.”
Spokesman Ahmed al-Mesmari said the jets struck the tanker twice yesterday in Darna before his government was informed that it was commissioned by the local power station.
Greek officials said the bombing killed two crew members and wounded two onboard the Liberian-flagged Araevo. “We regret the loss of lives,” Al-Mesmari said.
Darna is a base for Islamic extremists who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
Libya, torn between rival governments, has been beset by militia violence since its 2011 civil war and the death of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Greece condemned what it called an “unprovoked and cowardly” attack and demanded an investigation and punishment for those responsible.
Three years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is mired in a power struggle between two rival factions of former rebels who have established competing governments, both claiming legitimacy and control of vast oil resources.
Both sides have appointed rival officials to run the NOC state oil company and the oil ministry, leading to confusion over who controls which assets.
Athens-based Aegean Shipping Enterprises Co said no oil had spilled as a result of the air strike.
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