Libya’s internationally recognized government suspends ceasefire talks after port attack

Developing Libya’s internationally recognized government suspends ceasefire talks after port attack
A smoke rises from a port of Tripoli after being attacked in Tripoli, Libya February 18, 2020. (Reuters)
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Updated 19 February 2020
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Libya’s internationally recognized government suspends ceasefire talks after port attack

Libya’s internationally recognized government suspends ceasefire talks after port attack
  • Eastern Libyan forces said they had attacked a Turkish vessel discharging weapons

TRIPOLI: The Libyan government based in Tripoli suspended ceasefire talks hosted by the United Nations in Geneva after an attack on the capital's port on Tuesday.
The government said it would respond firmly to the attack in appropriate timing.

Vessels including fuel tankers docked at the sea port of the Libyan capital were evacuated on Tuesday after the attack, two port officials said.
Eastern Libyan forces, which have been trying to take the capital since April, said they had attacked a Turkish vessel discharging weapons, an eastern military official said.