The
lack of control is at times stunning. Last month, militia fighters
stole a planeload of weapons sent by Russia for Libya's military when it
stopped to refuel at Tripoli International Airport on route to a base
in the south. The fighters surrounded the plane on the tarmac and looted
the shipment of automatic weapons and ammunition, Hashim Bishr, an
official with a Tripoli security body under the Interior Ministry, told
The Associated Press.
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The problems in Libya, Syria and Egypt combined seem to be fanning the flames through weapons getting into the wrong hands all over.
Just one irate and confused person with a shoulder fired missile or rocket launcher can do a whole lot of damage.
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