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Airplanes and conflicts. Libya: Mitiga airport in Tripoli still closed

Tripoli, Libya - The airport was replacing the capital’s main hub, closed since summer after being damaged in combats between government forces and Islamist militias

Tripoli’s Mitiga airport is kept close after fights broke on Sunday between Islamist militias of “Libya Dawn” and forces loyal to Abdullah Al-Tinni’s government. According to military sources, at least 4 people were killed and 10 wounded. Libyan carriers moved their operations to Mitiga after the town main airport had been heavily damaged in last summer’s combats. Rebels then took control of the ca...

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Rome, Italy, 11/17/2014 15:10
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