Libyan planes attack tanker

Second attack in recent weeks against shipping.

Libyan government warplanes attack oil tanker docked at Sirte

Warplanes from Libya’s official government attacked an oil tanker docked outside the city of Sirte on Sunday, wounding three people and setting the ship on fire, officials said.

It was the third confirmed strike by the internationally recognised government on oil tankers, part of a conflict between competing administrations and parliaments allied to armed factions fighting for control of the country four years after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.

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Source: uk.reuters.com