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Libya crisis: Gunmen 'kill 13 including foreigners' at oilfield | |
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Unknown gunmen have attacked a defunct Libyan oilfield leaving at least 13 people dead, five of them foreigners, the oilfield's commander says. | |
The gunmen, possibly Islamists, seized control of 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. | 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In 2013, Total said they had withdrawn all their staff from the oilfield. | In 2013, Total said they had withdrawn all their staff from the oilfield. |
Abdelhakim Maazab, commander of a force guarding the oilfield, told the BBC that three Filipinos and two Ghanaians were among the dead. | |
The eight Libyans who died were all guards. Four were killed in the initial attack and the rest were from among reinforcements called in to deal with the attack. | |
Col Maazab said the gunmen were "Islamic State people". | |
They were no longer in control of the oilfield, he said, but had left stealing vehicles and other items. | |
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. |