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Libya PM Zeidan dismissed as oil tanker 'breaks blockade'
Source: BBC
11 March 2014 Last updated at 17:43 GMT
Libya PM Zeidan dismissed as oil tanker 'breaks blockade'
Libya's parliament has dismissed PM Ali Zeidan after a tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held port reportedly broke through a naval blockade.
MPs called a vote of confidence in Mr Zeidan after they were told the North Korean-flagged ship had escaped to sea.
Defence Minister Abdullah al-Thinni was named interim prime minister.
Earlier, Libyan officials had said they had "complete control" of the tanker as it tried to leave the port of Sidra. But the rebels rejected the assertion.
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Libya PM Zeidan dismissed as oil tanker 'breaks blockade'
Libya's parliament has dismissed PM Ali Zeidan after a tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held port reportedly broke through a naval blockade.
MPs called a vote of confidence in Mr Zeidan after they were told the North Korean-flagged ship had escaped to sea.
Defence Minister Abdullah al-Thinni was named interim prime minister.
Earlier, Libyan officials had said they had "complete control" of the tanker as it tried to leave the port of Sidra. But the rebels rejected the assertion.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26533594
Earlier: Ship leaves Libya rebel port carrying oil, official and gunmen say (Reuters)
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