France says world must stop Libya from becoming terrorist haven

N"DJAMENA:

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Drian
called upon the international community
to act to prevent Libya from becoming
a "sanctuary for terrorists.

Three years after dictator Moamer Gaddafi
was toppled and killed in a Nato-backed
revolt -Libya is awash with weapons and
powerful militias ,and run by rival governments
and parliaments.

"It will be a serious mistake for the international
to remain passive in the face of the growth of a
such a hotbed of terrorism in the heart of the
Mediterranean,Le Drian said,addressing soldiers
at a French military base in the Chadian capital
N"Djamena.

His call came as the UN mission to Libya UNSMIL,
plans a new round of peace talks between warring
factions aimed at ending months of violence and
political deadlock in the North African nation.

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