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| Libya blocks Swiss oil deliveries | Libya blocks Swiss oil deliveries |
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| Libya has stopped oil shipments to Switzerland months after the brief arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son for assault sparked a row. | Libya has stopped oil shipments to Switzerland months after the brief arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son for assault sparked a row. |
| Issam Zanati, chief executive of Libyan oil firm Tamoil, said the decision had been taken "in light of recent media reports", without giving details. | Issam Zanati, chief executive of Libyan oil firm Tamoil, said the decision had been taken "in light of recent media reports", without giving details. |
| Tamoil says it supplies 20% of the Swiss fuel market and has more than 300 petrol stations in the country. | |
| Charges against Hannibal Gaddafi and his wife were later dropped. | Charges against Hannibal Gaddafi and his wife were later dropped. |
| They had been accused of hitting two of their staff. | They had been accused of hitting two of their staff. |
| The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says the embargo is in retaliation for Switzerland's failure to meet Libyan demands that it apologise for the earlier incident. | The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says the embargo is in retaliation for Switzerland's failure to meet Libyan demands that it apologise for the earlier incident. |
| Libya had previously threatened to halt shipments when Hannibal Gaddafi was first arrested. | Libya had previously threatened to halt shipments when Hannibal Gaddafi was first arrested. |
| He and his wife were released on bail three days later and Libya did not follow through on the threat. | He and his wife were released on bail three days later and Libya did not follow through on the threat. |
| The two servants dropped all charges after receiving undisclosed compensation. | The two servants dropped all charges after receiving undisclosed compensation. |
| Swiss authorities made no immediate comment on the latest development. | Swiss authorities made no immediate comment on the latest development. |
| Speaking to Reuters news agency by telephone, Tamoil's Issam Zanati said that deliveries of Libyan crude oil to Tamoil refineries in Italy and Germany would not be affected. | Speaking to Reuters news agency by telephone, Tamoil's Issam Zanati said that deliveries of Libyan crude oil to Tamoil refineries in Italy and Germany would not be affected. |