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I am surprised that these fools even reported it. How long before they .... blame the Jews? 3...2...1
Britons in aid convoy kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Libya
Three women taking part in aid convoy to Gaza are attacked in Benghazi The Guardian, Thursday 28 March 2013 (thanks to Golem)
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, speaking on a visit to Niger where suicide bombers attacked a French-run uranium mine last week, said there were signs that Libya's lawless south was becoming a safe haven for Islamist groups in the Sahara. It seems we must make a special effort on southern Libya - which is also what Libya wants, Fabius said after meeting Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou. We spoke about the initiatives which neighboring countries can take in liaison with Libya.
A five-month French-led military campaign broke Islamists' hold over the northern two-thirds of Mali, killing hundreds of al-Qaida-linked fighters and pushing others into neighboring states. Niger has said the Islamists who carried out Thursday's twin attacks on an Areva mine and a military barracks, which killed 25 people, had crossed the border from Libya. Tripoli has denied this.
Fabius said efforts to address the problem in southern Libya would need support from Tunisia, Algeria, Chad, Mali and Egypt. Since, as is often said, a large part of Libya could act as a refuge for terrorist groups, all of these countries must act together, Fabius said, adding that France would assist them with lots of determination, lots of solidarity. Libya has become a weapons smuggling route for al Qaeda militants in the Sahara since Moammar Gaddafi's fall in 2011.
Veteran al-Qaida commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar acquired arms there and his fighters used it as a transit route before a mass hostage-taking at a gas plant in Algeria in January, security sources say. Tripoli is struggling to control armed groups which helped topple Gaddafi and now refuse to lay down their weapons. Parliament in December declared the south a military zone but policing its borders remains a huge task for weak state forces. Last week's attacks in Niger were claimed jointly by Belmokhtar and the MUJWA militant group which formed part of the Islamist coalition which seized northern Mali last year.
Mali Visit
Last month alone, 51 people were killed in what are believed to be politically motivated assassinations.
These terrorist groups have exceeded all values and trampled on all norms, neglecting all the good laws and conventions, and devastated the lives of our citizens and foreigners, the Libya Herald quoted the government statement as saying. But the statement did not say who the terrorists are.
The newspaper said most Libyans blame the violence on "militant Islamists" and Qaddafi loyalists.
The Libyan cabinet reportedly has "stressed its commitment to preserve the right to life for all Libyans and win the war against terror as soon as possible."
Report: Libya Calls for International Help to Fight Terrorism | CNS News
