Fighting close to Libyan oilfield and refinery as rival "oil minister" appears


  • World
  • Monday, 22 Sep 2014

BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Soldiers and police have clashed in the last few days near Libya's biggest El Sharara oilfield in the south, while separate fighting erupted in the west not far from the Zawiya refinery, residents and medics said.

The violence came as video emerged on social media purportedly showing a rival oil minister appointed by an armed opposition group controlling the capital Tripoli giving a speech at the oil ministry.

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