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Eastern Libyan forces release head of oil workers union

May 31, 2019 at 9:12 pm

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya building, in the capital Tripoli on July 16, 2018 [MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images]

The head of Libya’s oil workers’ labor union, Saad Dinar, was released on Thursday after being held by eastern security authorities for almost a month near Benghazi, a relative said.

Reuters reported that earlier in the day, Dinar said on his Facebook page that he was let go after what he described as “routine interrogation.”

The Tripoli-based Libyan state oil firm NOC called a week ago for Dinar’s release.

Tripoli is controlled by the country’s internationally recognized government while Benghazi is held by the forces of commander Khalifa Haftar who launched an offensive last month to take the capital.

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