Libya blasts EU migrant crisis plan

Libya’s ambassador to the United Nations has largely rejected a European Union plan to fight the growing migrant crisis, ruling out EU forces in his crumbling country and claiming his Western-backed government has not been consulted.

Ibrahim Dabbashi said the best way to resolve the issue was to arm the “legitimate” government. A rival regime is backed by Islamist-allied militias who have taken the capital Tripoli.