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Fires still raging at major Libyan oil terminal after attack

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Fires at oil storage tanks in the major Libyan terminal of Ras Lanuf were still raging on Friday more than 24 hours after an attack by Islamic State militants, a firefighting official said.

 

Mustafa Moussi said fires were burning at five of the terminal's 13 storage tanks, one of which was close to collapse.

 

"Even with the best efforts of the firefighters we are expecting the worst in the coming hours," he told Reuters. "The scale of the disaster will increase further."

 

 

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