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Libyan FM says airport fighting not related to Gaddafi

2012-06-05 45 Dailymotion

Libyan Foreign Minister Ashour Bin Khayal is in South Korea on an official visit.<br/> <br />He told awaiting media that fighting in Tripoli's international airport is not related to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) LIBYAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASHOUR BIN KHAYAL SAYING:<br/> <br />"Just, you know, this is a game, sometimes it happens between people from different sectors, so it is not Gaddafi's group. I think it's an internal problem, it's an easy one, and it's over now."<br/> <br />Gunmen drove armed pickup trucks onto the tarmac and surrounded planes, forcing the airport to cancel flights.<br/> <br />Members of a militia group demanded the release of their leader, whom they said was being held by Tripoli's security.<br/> <br />Monday's violence is the latest in a series of incidents as the North African country prepares for its first free polls for a national assembly since last year's war.<br/> <br />Sophia Soo, Reuters.

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