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| Libya crisis: Gunmen 'kill 12 including foreigners' at oilfield | |
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| 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 oilfield's commander says. | |
| The gunmen, possibly Islamists, attacked the remote al-Mabruk oilfield south of Sirte on Tuesday night. | The gunmen, possibly Islamists, attacked the remote al-Mabruk oilfield south of Sirte on Tuesday night. |
| The oilfield, part-owned by the French company Total, has not produced oil for more than a year. | |
| In 2013, Total said they had withdrawn all their staff from the oilfield. | In 2013, Total said they had withdrawn all their staff from the oilfield. |
| 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, spokesman for Libya's state-run National Oil Corp, 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 oilfield, 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. | 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. | "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. | 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 have 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 fighters or people inspired by them. | It has not been clearly established whether these groups are IS fighters or people inspired by them. |