Libya force says it seized foreign pilot after downing plane

Benghazi: Libyan fighters say they shot down an “enemy plane” over Tripoli and captured its European pilot.

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The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, released video footage on Tuesday of a man in bloodied clothes.

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Under questioning, he identifies himself as a 29-year-old Portuguese national working as a contractor.

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The LNA, which is battling rival militias loosely allied with a UN-supported government, says it shot the pilot’s plane down over the capital earlier Monday.

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It was not immediately possible to verify the LNA’s claims or confirm the man’s identify.

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Both sides in Libya’s fighting accuse their opponents of being backed by foreign powers.