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World NewsMay 7, 2019 / 8:38 AM / Updated 3 hours agoHaftar forces shoot down Tripoli government warplane, LNA video shows apparent foreign pilotBENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar shot down a Tripoli government warplane purportedly flown by a foreign mercenary south of the Libyan capital on Tuesday, the Libyan National Army (LNA) said.The LNA media unit released photographs of what it said was the pilot receiving medical treatment while seated on a chair. One showed an LNA commander, Abdulsalam al-Hassi, standing behind him.Video posted on social media, which an LNA source said was authentic, showed the pilot, looking groggy and wearing a blood-soaked T-shirt and khaki jacket, being questioned in English. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-airplane-idUSKCN1SD1MB