News / Benghazi port closed after army's gun battle with drugs gang leaves seven dead

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Benghazi’s port remained closed today after violent clashes on Saturday left seven dead and parts of the complex occupied by an armed militia.

“The port is not working now, for the safety of the people inside,” Benghazi Port Manager Mustafa Al-Abar told The Loadstar.

“But ships at the port and the crew on the ships are all okay, they are safe.”

Fighting broke out on Saturday, after customs officials seized around seven tons of hashish in a shipment of reefer containers on board ...