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Terror threat: Algeria halts flights to Libya
(MENAFN- Arab News) ALGIERS: Algeria has suspended flights to Tripoli a few days after it detained hundreds of Moroccans trying to travel to Libya having arrived at the international airport in the capital Algiers.
Libya has become a regional concern since Daesh militants gained ground there and called for foreign recruits especially from North Africa. Algeria is an important US ally in its fight against armed groups in the region.
The decision to suspend flights to Tripoli was taken by the Algerian civilian aviation authority on Tuesday.
'The decision will be effective on Jan. 29' said the aviation authority.
The authorities fear that Moroccans entering Algeria to then cross into Libya may be planning to reinforce Daesh. The decision to suspend the flights was taken hours after the new Libyan prime minister Fayez Seraj traveled to Algeria where he met President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Libya has become a regional concern since Daesh militants gained ground there and called for foreign recruits especially from North Africa. Algeria is an important US ally in its fight against armed groups in the region.
The decision to suspend flights to Tripoli was taken by the Algerian civilian aviation authority on Tuesday.
'The decision will be effective on Jan. 29' said the aviation authority.
The authorities fear that Moroccans entering Algeria to then cross into Libya may be planning to reinforce Daesh. The decision to suspend the flights was taken hours after the new Libyan prime minister Fayez Seraj traveled to Algeria where he met President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
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