TRIPOLI: Protests at western Libya's main oil refinery have shut down operations on Thursday for a second time this month, said a spokesman.
Essam al-Muntasir of the Zawiya Oil Refining Company said wounded veterans of the war that ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi last year were demonstrating in front of the refinery, preventing employees from entering the refinery or fuel tanks from leaving the facility.
A similar protest in early November caused the refinery to shut down for two days, leading to fuel shortages in the capital. (Reuters)
