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Libya crisis: Gunmen kill four oil field guards Libya crisis: Gunmen kill 12 including foreigners at oilfield
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Unknown gunmen have seized control of a defunct Libyan oil field in an attack which left at least four guards dead. Unknown gunmen have seized control of a defunct Libyan oilfield in an attack that left at least 12 people dead, at least four of them foreigners.
The attackers, possibly Islamist militants, also took four foreigners hostage, including three Filipinos. The gunmen, possibly Islamists, attacked the remote al-Mabruk oilfield south of Sirte on Tuesday night.
The assault happened on Tuesday night at the remote al-Mabruk oilfield south of the city of Sirte. The oilfield, part-owned by the French company Total, has not produced oil for more than a year after it closed following rebel attacks.
The oilfield, which is part-owned by the French company Total, has not produced oil for more than a year after it closed following rebel attacks.
In 2013, Total said they had withdrawn all their staff from the oilfield.In 2013, Total said they had withdrawn all their staff from the oilfield.
A spokesperson for Libya's state-run National Oil Corp, the field's co-owners, said the other workers had escaped without injury. Despite reports that Islamic State (IS) gunmen were to blame, Mohamed el-Harari, spokesman for Libya's state-run National Oil Corp, insisted that the attackers were "unknown".
Despite reports that Islamic State (IS) gunmen were to blame, Mohamed el-Harari insisted that the attackers were "unknown". One man, who had spoken to his colleagues at the oilfield, told the BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli that the gunmen had introduced themselves as IS militants.
One man, who had spoken to his colleagues at the oil field, told the BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli that the gunmen had introduced themselves as IS militants. Reuters news agency quoted Abdelhakim Maazab, commander of a force guarding the oilfield, as saying that two Filipinos and two Ghanaians were among the dead.
"Most were beheaded, some were killed by gunshots," he told the agency, adding that his force had retaken control of the oilfield.
Earlier reports said four foreigners had been kidnapped by the gunmen.
Last week IS said it had carried out an attack on the Corinthia hotel in Tripoli that killed nine people, including five foreigners.Last week IS said it had carried out an attack on the Corinthia hotel in Tripoli that killed nine people, including five foreigners.
In the past month there has been a number of attacks in western Libya that have been claimed by IS social media accounts. In the past month there have been a number of attacks in western Libya that have been claimed by IS social media accounts.
It has not been clearly established whether these groups are IS soldiers or people inspired by them. It has not been clearly established whether these groups are IS fighters or people inspired by them.