Prime minister warns of an ‘environmental disaster’ if tanker leaves rebel-held port of Es Sider with oil cargo Reuters in Tripoli theguardian.com, Sunday 9 March 2014 03.39 EDT The North Korean-flagged tanker docked at Es Sider. Photograph: Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters Libya has threatened to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tries to ship oil from a rebel-controlled port, in a serious escalation of a standoff over the country’s petroleum wealth. The rebels, who have seized three major Libyan ports since August to press their demands for more autonomy, warned Tripoli against staging an More…![]()
