リビアの首都トリポリで１４日、武装勢力が国際空港を襲撃し、駐機していた航空機の９割が破壊された。政府の報道官が明らかにした。トリポリでは、武装勢力同士が空港の管理をめぐって戦闘を続けている。
当局者によると、空港の管制塔もロケット弾の攻撃を受けた。
武装勢力同士の激しい衝突により、トリポリと東部ベンガジでは１３日以降、少なくとも１５人が死亡した。
一方、国連は１３日、武装勢力の衝突による治安悪化や空港閉鎖を受け、リビアから職員を一時的に国外退避させたと発表した。
リビアの首都トリポリの空港襲撃
LIBYA-UNREST-AIRPORT(01 of08)
Bullet holes are seen on the fuselage of a Libyan Airlines\' Airbus A320 airplane at Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups. Islamist militias attacked the rival Zintan group that controls Libya\'s international airport in Tripoli yesterday, triggering fierce clashes that halted flights, officials said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)
LIBYA-UNREST-AIRPORT(02 of08)
Burnt vehicles are seen in the compound of Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups. Islamist militias attacked the rival Zintan group that controls Libya\'s international airport in Tripoli yesterday, triggering fierce clashes that halted flights, officials said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)
LIBYA-UNREST-AIRPORT(03 of08)
A charred airplane lies on the ground at Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups. Islamist militias attacked the rival Zintan group that controls Libya\'s international airport in Tripoli yesterday, triggering fierce clashes that halted flights, officials said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)
LIBYA-UNREST-AIRPORT(04 of08)
A man points at the damage on the fuselage of a Libyan Airlines\' Airbus A320 airplane at Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups. Islamist militias attacked the rival Zintan group that controls Libya\'s international airport in Tripoli yesterday, triggering fierce clashes that halted flights, officials said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)
LIBYA-UNREST-AIRPORT(05 of08)
The wreckage of a truck and an airplane are seen at Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups the previous day. Islamist militias attacked the rival Zintan group that controls Libya\'s international airport in Tripoli yesterday, triggering fierce clashes that halted flights, officials said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)
LIBYA-UNREST-AIRPORT(06 of08)
The wreckage of a truck and an airplane are seen at Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups the previous day. Islamist militias attacked the rival Zintan group that controls Libya\'s international airport in Tripoli yesterday, triggering fierce clashes that halted flights, officials said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)
LIBYA-UNREST-AIRPORT(07 of08)
Burnt vehicles are seen in the compound of Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups the previous day. Islamist militias attacked the rival Zintan group that controls Libya\'s international airport in Tripoli yesterday, triggering fierce clashes that halted flights, officials said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)
LIBYA-UNREST-AIRPORT(08 of08)
Burnt vehicles are seen in the compound of Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups the previous day. Islamist militias attacked the rival Zintan group that controls Libya\'s international airport in Tripoli yesterday, triggering fierce clashes that halted flights, officials said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)