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Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat

Central Bank of Libya Governor Sadiq al-Kabir has rejected attempts to remove him from his position [File: Hazem Ahmed/Reuters]

Libya’s internationally-unrecognised eastern-based government is shutting down oilfields in response to “attacks on the leadership and employees of the Central Bank of Libya”, its prime minister, Osama Hammad, says.

The “force majeure” applies to all fields, terminals and oil facilities, the eastern authorities said on Monday in a statement on Facebook.

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