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Just hours after being removed with a vote of no-confidence, ousted Libyan Prime Minister
Ali Zeidan has fled the country, defying a travel ban.
Zeidan was sacked on Tuesday for failing to stop rebels loading millions of dollars worth
of crude on to a North Korea-flagged tanker this week without Tripoli's authority.
Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says Zeidan spent two hours on the island to refuel
his plane, which according to Muscat then went off to another European country.
Zeidan had been banned from leaving the country as officials wanted to question him about
alleged financial corruption and other irregularities. Defense Minister Abdallah al-Thinni has been
named interim prime minister for two weeks. As for the missing tanker, details are sketchy
with no independent confirmation on it's whereabouts, destination or ownership.