Tunisia, Egypt halt Libya flights over security fears

Passengers handle their luggage at a check-in counter in Cairo Airport, in ile photo.REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Tunisia and Egypt's Cairo airport halted most flights to and from Libya on Thursday for security reasons, officials said, days after the Libyan government said unidentified war planes had attacked positions of armed groups in Tripoli.

Flights from Tunisia and Egypt to Libya had been operating on an almost daily basis until now, a vital link to the outside for Libyans and foreigners alike as fighting between rival factions in the capital escalated.