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Violence Closes Libya's Benghazi Port

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

November 4, 2014

Libya has closed Benghazi's commercial port due to clashes between the army and Islamist fighters in the area, a port official said on Tuesday.

"All ship movements and discharging of imports have been stopped," said the official. The port is a main entry point for wheat, fuel and other imports in eastern Libya.

 

Reporting by Ayman al-Warfalli

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