MALTA: Two Libyan fighter jets seen landing
Two Libyan fighter jets landed unexpectedly in Malta on Monday, witnesses told Reuters.
Local newspaper reporters saw the single-seater Mirage jets land at Malta's international airport on Monday afternoon, Reuters reported. The Maltese Foreign Ministry said it was trying to establish why the planes had landed.
The Al Jazeera satellite network reported the Libyan fighter jets were seen landing in Malta with two civilian helicopters. At least seven passengers were aboard, only one reported to be carrying a passport, according to Al Jazeera. All of the passengers were being held by immigration officials, the network reported. Al Jazeera's Karl Stagno-Novarra, reporting from Malta, said officials on the Mediterranean island were preparing for it to be used as a base for evacuating European citizens from Libya, an hour's flight away.
The four-decade-old rule of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi has been shaken by days of violent protests which reached the capital Tripoli for the first time on Monday, according to Reuters.
-- Molly Hennessy-Fiske
To UN, Human Rights Watch and Wise Democratic Governments; what is happening in Libya now particularly in Tripoli is a true genocide massacre. What came in the speech yesterday it is a big lie to cover up their massacre. Saif is holding no political position in the country. Also his father is holding no position as he always claiming. So now he come out and presents false claims; on what stand!! I am calling you all to save this peacful country and the unarmed people from the planned blood shower. We are paying the big price because we want the freedom rights!!!
Posted by: adel | February 21, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Seriously these un-ending protests between the anti-government protestors and the military services is worsening the situation due to which such hikes in crude oil prices will be more common with a bigger margin. Recently, Wikileaks have shown a clip of ministers in the government advising the locally hired people to carry on protests so that the fuel prices rise. http://fms.nu/hmyOG4
Such protests should be controlled and finished asap and the ministers should be debarred.
Posted by: razen carew | February 21, 2011 at 09:11 AM