The Chief of staff of the Libyan Air Force, Maj al-Jaroushi, has claimed that Isis in Libya uses Benghazi’s Catholic Church and the Commonwealth War Cemetery as ‘arms depots'.

The claim was made on Libya Awalan TV and tweeted by Good Morning Libya last night.

Coincidentally, the Maltese bishop of Benghazi, Mgr Sylvester Magro, recently arrived in Malta for a break. He will also be going to Rome to brief the Pope about the situation in Libya.

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