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17 May 2024

Two soldiers killed, several planes damaged at Libya airport

Bullet holes are seen on the fuselage of a Libyan Airlines' Airbus A320 airplane at Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups. (AFP)

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By Reuters

Two Libyan soldiers were killed and several planes damaged when a militia shelled the airport at the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Monday, a Libyan soldier told Reuters.

"Several planes and cars belonging to citizens were hit," said Abdel Rahma, a soldier of a unit protecting the airport said. A hall belonging to customs controls had also been hit, he said.