Libyan army says weapons were hidden within batch of medicines Mohammed Erteima | 14.04.2021
TRIPOLI, Libya
The Libyan army said on Wednesday two Egyptian planes that landed in Libya s southern Sabha International Airport had brought weapons and ammunition to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar.
According to a statement by Abdelhadi Drah, spokesperson for the Libyan army s Sirte-Jufra Operations Room, the weapons were hidden within a batch of medicines.
Drah said: Two of the Egyptian C-130 aircraft landed in the Sabha Airport under the pretext of bringing medicines but brought weapons and ammunition.
He added that the batch contained a small number of medicines, while most of the shipment comprised weapons.