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Libya militia warns of gas shutoff

TRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan militia that shut down most of the country’s oil terminals for months threatened Sunday to cut off natural gas deliveries to the capital, potentially imperiling the power supply in an escalation of its standoff with the central government.

A spokesman for a militia in the country’s east, who did not identify himself, said in a recorded statement aired on local television stations that the government has 48 hours to resume paying wages to the group, which was originally in charge of securing oil and gas facilities in the country’s east.

Since this summer, the group has shut down oil terminals, demanded greater autonomy and a share of oil revenues for the region. The group is leading a campaign for a federal system, in which each region has some autonomy. Those in the east complained of discrimination by Tripoli.

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