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March 12, 2014

Tanker escapes to sea with cargo of Libyan rebel oil
Tripoli (AFP) March 11, 2014
A North Korean-flagged tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held terminal in eastern Libya slipped the warships deployed to intercept it and escaped to sea on Tuesday, MPs said. The Morning Glory, which docked in Al-Sidra on Saturday and is reported to have taken on at least 234,000 barrels of crude, is the first vessel to have loaded oil from a rebel-held terminal since the revolt against the Tripoli authorities erupted last July. The central government had threatened armed action, even an air st ... read more

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