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Airport of Tripoli as a war-theatre. Serious damages to the tail of the A-320/214 aircraft opted by Libyan Airlines (VIDEO)

Rome , Italy - Unaccessible runways, at least two aircraft were burnt and the control tower damaged

It is still ongoing the fight for the manage of the airport of Tripoli, that is causing several victims everyday among civilians. In fact, an aircraft operated by Libyan Airlines was seriously damaged yesterday during the conflicts, that started in the airport zone from more than a week by now, and sees Zintan militiamen, who manage the airport from more than three years, against the "New" group supported...

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Rome, Italy, 07/28/2014 16:57
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