Libya's UN-backed government claims the United Arab Emirates used a US-made F-16 fighter jet in Wednesday's attack on a migrant detention center
Beirut, Lebanon Libya's UN-backed government has said the United Arab Emirates used a US-made F-16 fighter jet in Wednesday's attack on a migrant detention center that killed at least 53 people.
Fathi Bashaagha, the Interior Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord , made the accusation to CNN on Friday, adding that further investigation is now underway."We accuse the UAE of bombing the center with an F-16 jet," Bashaagha said. When asked if the GNA had any proof that an Emirati jet conducted the attack, the minister said:"The sound of the jet was identified by technicians and pilots who heard it.
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