DRONE STRIKE IN WESTERN LIBYA TORCHES A POWER SUBSTATION, TRIGGERING OUTAGES
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| Associated Press | DRONE STRIKE IN WESTERN LIBYA TORCHES A POWER SUBSTATION, TRIGGERING OUTAGES | 1 hr ago |
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2026-08-12T08:39:23Z CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike ignited a fire at a electrical facility in a western Libyan city on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil… The state-run General Electricity Company said in a statement that a power substation in the city of Zawiya, which links power plants to homes and businesses, was completely burned down.
Associated Press reports that 2026-08-12T08:39:23Z CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike ignited a fire at a electrical facility in a western Libyan city on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil…
The report adds: The state-run General Electricity Company said in a statement that a power substation in the city of Zawiya, which links power plants to homes and businesses, was completely burned down.
The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.
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