Libya’s main oil terminal ablaze after raid

FINANCIAL TIMES:  Libya’s main oil terminal was in flames on Wednesday night after Muammer Gaddafi’s airforce bombed the complex, in an escalation that pushed the cost of the benchmark Brent above $115 a barrel.

The attack on the Es Sider terminal, in the country’s rebel-controlled eastern region, was the first against a critical oil facility since unrest in the North African nation erupted last month…

Libyan state television blamed the explosion on rebels who it alleged were supported by militants from the al-Qaeda terrorist network…  (more)

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