Black smoke billows out of a storage oil tank in Libya (Reuters Photo)
22 Libya Soldiers Slain After Speedboat Attack On Oil Ports -- i24 News
Country's oil production dropped to less than half since clashes with Islamists erupted two weeks ago
Islamists killed at least 22 soldiers Thursday after a surprise attack in which they used speedboats in a failed bid to seize some of Libya's main oil terminals, officials said.
The fighting in the oil-rich region came as pro-government forces lost ground to Islamist militias in the eastern city of Benghazi, where jihadists beheaded six people and killed 14 others, military officials said.
The militiamen belonging to the Fajr Libya, or Libya Dawn, launched the attack on Al-Sidra port by firing rockets from speedboats, setting an oil tank on fire, security sources said.
Soldiers damaged three of the vessels before clashes in which the militants were eventually repelled.
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