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CAIRO — Libya, struggling with rising militia violence, has shut
down its two largest crude oil export terminals.

Industry sources said the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf terminals were closed for the second time in less than three weeks.

The sources said the shutdown was triggered by a strike by security guards.

“The security guards have stopped the exports,” strike leader Mohammed El Hattab said.

The sources said this marked the worst disruption of Libya’s oil industry since the civil war that ousted Col. Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

Es Sider and Ras Lanuf contained a combined capacity of 600,000 barrels per day.

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