The Wire · Saturday, 8 August 2026

Libya’s Zawia refinery reports leak caused by drone crash

Libya’s Zawia Oil Refinery Company said a drone crashed into an untreated naphtha tank at the Zawia refinery, causing a leak that staff managed to control.

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