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Turkish ship on the Turkish sides I carried medicines He was arrested today in the Libyan port of Misrata by forces loyal to the warlord Caliph Haftar. According to the Turkish Anadolu news agency, Haftar’s forces stopped the ship and arrested all 17 crew members, including nine Turkish nationals, accused of disobeying instructions. Haftar spokesman Ahmed Al-Mismari said in a post on his social media account that the freighter Mebruka, with a Jamaican flag owned by a Turk, was arrested by the Haftar militia. The militia claim that the ship entered a restricted area, did not respond to calls and withdrew to the port of Ras al-Hilal. Al-Mismari added that the ship was searched and inspected for violating navigation regulations. According to Al-Mismari on the Al-Hadath TV channel the ship was loaded with drugs bound for Misrata, and entered the restricted area. “We approached the boat with boats and boarded it,” Al-Mismari said, adding that the captain did not follow procedures and the ship entered the restricted area without permission, but added that there were no weapons on board.
Correspondence: Ariana ferentinou
