Libya s LNA announces release of Turkey ship December 12, 2020 at 11:11 am | Published in: Africa, Europe & Russia, Libya, News, Turkey December 12, 2020 at 11:11 am
The spokesman for the General Command of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) Major General Ahmed Al-Mesmari announced the release of a Turkish ship on Thursday, after its seizure five days earlier for its presence off the coast of the Ras Al-Hilal area in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar.
Al-Mesmari revealed via his Facebook page that the LNA released: The
Mabrouka ship, flying the Jamaican flag, after inspecting it and investigating its crew.
He added that the release of the Turkish vessel came after it had paid a fine for sailing in the Libyan territorial waters without first obtaining permission from the Libyan authorities, as well as entering a restricted area.
Turkey denounces seizure of vessel in Libya by Haftar s forces December 10, 2020 at 1:00 am | Published in: Africa, Europe & Russia, Libya, News, Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left 2) is welcomed at the airport upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on 6 August 2020. [Fatih Aktaş - Anadolu Agency] December 10, 2020 at 1:00 am
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday has strongly condemned the seizure by General Khalifa Haftar s forces of a Turkish cargo ship, stressing that targeting Ankara s interests in Libya will lead to serious repercussions.
The ministry announced in a statement that the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Haftar had seized the Turkish ship
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