Libya former PM says Qatar seeking too big a role

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Source: Reuters

DUBAI Nov 10 (Reuters) - Libya's former Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril accused Qatar of trying to play too big a role in his country's affairs and supporting unnamed factions, in remarks broadcast on Thursday.

The Gulf Arab state of Qatar, the world's top exporter of liquefied gas exporter and home to the influential Al Jazeera satellite channel, played a key role in an international alliance that helped bring down Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi in October after more than 40 years in power.

"Qatar has given a lot to the Libyan revolution at the beginning, and has truly played a role that cannot be forgotten," Jibril, who resigned in October after Gaddafi's capture and killing, said in an interview broadcast by the Dubai-based Al Arabiya television.

"But now I think that Qatar is trying to play a role that is bigger than its true potential," he added, without elaborating.

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