Libya's Army Chief threatens to bomb oil tankers
The Army Commander loyal to Libya's rival government has warned foreign companies that it will fire at any non-Libyan tanker entering the country's waters, souring a controversial oil deal struck between the UN-backed government and a militia commander.
BY LENA RUTKOWSKI
Libya's chief of staff has threatened to bomb oil tankers entering the country's waters without permission from rival authorities controlling the Eastern half of the state-run oil company. The warning emerged in response to a controversial deal between the UN-brokered government in Tripoli and a militia leader in control of the country's western oil terminals.
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