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| Protesters close Libyan oil terminal, halt exports |
| 2013-05-18 |
| Protesters and disgruntled job seekers forced the closure of an eastern Libyan oil terminal on Wednesday for the second time in six months, disrupting exports, said an oil ministry official. Deputy Oil and Gas Minister Omar Al Shakmak said dozens demonstrated at Zueitina terminal, demanding the Libyan National Oil Corporation make good on pledges to hire 340 people. This is the second time protesters have closed the terminal, through which flows 20 percent of LibyaÂ’s 1.6 million barrels a day of exports. Zueitina is located 870 kilometers (540 miles) east of Tripoli. The first closure took place in December. Also Wednesday, a Libyan man was shot and mortally wounded during a clash with security forces at a police station in the eastern city of Benghazi while trying to free an acquaintance, witnesses said. They say that after he died in hospital, a group of angry relatives returned to torch the station and ransack its offices. |
| Posted by:Steve White |