Armed guards force six-hour airport closure in Libya's Benghazi


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  • Tuesday, 18 Feb 2014

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Security guards forced Benghazi airport in eastern Libya to close for six hours on Tuesday to demand back wages as well as an investigation into the crash of a helicopter which took off from the airport last week, officials said.

Members of the armed unit in charge of protecting the Benina airport blocked the runway and prevented staff from entering the passenger terminals, according to an airport official who said he was in contact with the group.

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