German and Italian warships have intercepted a tanker that was carrying jet fuel in a suspected breach of the international arms embargo on Libya.
The vessel had come from the United Arab Emirates, and was heading for the eastern Libyan port of Benghazi.
It's a stronghold of the UAE's ally, General Khalifa Haftar - who's fighting the UN-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli.
The Italian and German warships were part of a European Union force that's trying to stop arms reaching both sides in the conflict.
Last month, BBC Africa Eye uncovered evidence of UAE involvement in the Libya conflict:
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