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Greek sailor killed in Libya tanker bombing

A Greek sailor has been killed after a tanker he was working on was bombed at the port of Derna in Libya on Sunday, according to the Merchant Marine Ministry.

The sailor’s name was not given but authorities said that he was 29-year-old. Another sailor, whose nationality was not given, was also killed in the attack. The ministry said it was not clear to whom the fighter jet that bombed the tanker belonged.

The Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged Araevo had a crew of 26 people, three of whom were Greeks.

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