Two guards were killed in an attempted attack on an oil field in eastern Libya by suspected Islamic State militants on Saturday, a guards spokesman said on Saturday night.
Ali al-Hassi said guards had repelled the attack on Bayda field, about 250km south of the major oil terminals of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf. A security official from the nearby town of Maradah said the militants were in a convoy of about 10 vehicles.
Militants loyal to Islamic State have carried out repeated attacks in the area, but have not taken control of any oil facilities.
– Reuters