Libya's Mitiga airport reopens to air traffic after shelling

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Image used for illustrative purpose. The interior of Mitiga airport is seen empty following clashes, in Tripoli, Libya, September 4, 2018.
Reuters Images/Hani Amara

Mitiga is the only working airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli

Ahmed Tolba, Reuters News

August 3, 2019

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Image used for illustrative purpose. The interior of Mitiga airport is seen empty following clashes, in Tripoli, Libya, September 4, 2018.

CAIRO - Libya's Mitiga airport reopened to air traffic on Saturday after being closed for several hours following shelling, the airport authority said on its Facebook page.

Mitiga is the only working airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli, which has been under attack by the eastern-based Libyan National Army, commanded by Khalifa Haftar.

(Reporting By Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Catherine Evans) ((ahmed.tolba@thomsonreuters.com; +20223948100;))

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