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Two Bulgarian Nationals Arrested in Libya for Alleged Smuggling

The five-member crew of a Maltese tanker vessel, including two Bulgarian nationals, has been arrested in Libya for alleged smuggling of oil products.

The Moldova-flagged ship, Sunoil I, and its crew were detained in Tripoli on 3 January, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Turkey warns its citizens to evacuate Libya 'immediately'

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has warned Turkish citizens in Libya to evacuate the country ?immediately? through a statement released late on Jan. 7.      

?Because of the conflict and the airstrikes in Libya recently, we are suggesting that our citizens leave the country immediately,? the statement said.

MAE invites Libyan Embassy to discuss incident leading to Romanian sailor's death

The head of the Consular Department within MAE [Ministry of Foreign Affairs], Bogdan Stanescu, on Tuesday stated that MAE invited the Libyan Embassy in Bucharest to discuss over the 'circumstances and all that happened' during the January 4th incident when a Romanian sailor died, following an attack on the ship he was on, by a fighter plane.

Foreign Ministry: Romanian crewman killed in Libya by missile fired at ship

A Romanian and a Greek crewman were killed in Libya, after a missile fired by an unidentified fighter jet exploded on board their ship, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed on Monday at the request of AGERPRES.

Photo credit: (c) LIVIU SOVA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

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