An unsecured warehouse near the Khamis Brigade stores more than 100,000 antipersonnel and antivehicle mines. © 2011 Human Rights Watch US Searches For Libyan Arms, Warns Of Terror Risk -- CBS News
(AP) WASHINGTON — The United States said Friday it has warned oil companies operating in North Africa of an al-Qaida terrorist plot possibly using shoulder-launched missiles to fire at their headquarters or planes, and government officials said the U.S. would take an increasingly active role to secure thousands of rocket launchers, mines and small arms from Moammar Gadhafi's once vast arsenal in Libya.
The U.S. Embassy in Algeria received information about the threat and quickly alerted potential targets, the State Department said in a statement. The warning highlights the urgency of the Obama administration's effort to help Libya's opposition government lock up as many weapons as possible to prevent them from fueling an insurgency or falling into the hands of al-Qaida operating across North Africa.
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More News On Securing Libya's WMDs And Weapon Depots
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U.S. Dispatches Weapons-Disposal Experts to Libya -- National Journal
U.S. Seeks to Renew Contacts With Libyan WMD Scientists -- Global Security Newswire
US official: Program aimed at Libyan scientists -- AP
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