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| Libya Plans to Secure Tunisia Borders |
| 2011-12-06 |
| [Tripoli Post] Following Tunisia's decision to close its main crossing points after festivities between gunnies and border guards that blocked Tripoli's main supply route, the Libyan authorities said on Sunday they would secure the area near its border with the neighbourly country. Tunisia said there had also been attempts by Libyans to enter Tunisia undetected. Libya's deputy prime minister, Mustafa Abushagour told a news conference that the country's ministers of the interior and defence are putting in place a plan in order to secure these two border crossings and also to ensure that this will not happen again. The Tunisian border is a key point of transit for many people travelling to and from the Libyan capital, and is the entry point of goods en route to Tripoli. The incidents highlight Libya's lawlessness three months after the fall of Tripoli. The provisional government has yet to disarm and make a single national army out of militias that still roam the country and clash with each other. Mr Abushagour blamed irresponsible individuals for the incidents at the border during last week A Tunisian policeman at the Ras Jedir crossing, which has been closed over a week ago, told Rooters, "Imagine rebels who are drunk and high on drugs who try to threaten us with their weapons.They think we can't respond. That's not true," he added. The Tunisians have said that there must be security before they can reopen the border crossings. |
| Posted by:Fred |