Eastern Libyan forces seize ship with a Turkish crew
Sunday 22/December/2019 - 04:08 PM
Eastern Libyan forces seized a Grenada-flagged ship
with a Turkish crew on Saturday off the Libyan coast amid rising tensions with
Turkey, which supports the rival and internationally recognized Libyan
government in Tripoli, Sky News reported.
Turkey’s parliament on Saturday approved a security
and military cooperation deal signed with Tripoli government last month, state
media reported, an agreement that could pave the way for military help from
Ankara.
A National Libyan Army forces naval combat vessel
stopped the ship in Libyan territorial waters off the eastern city of Derna and
towed it to Ras El Hilal port “for inspection and to verify its cargo”,
spokesman Ahmed Mismari said. He gave no further details.
