Libya asks for Mirages to be returned

The government has been asked to return the two mirage jets that are presently at the Malta International Airport.  The Maltese government has not responded and is evidently buying time to see how the situation will develop in Libya.

The French built Mirages landed in Malta this week, and two senior Libyan pilots defected to Malta demanding political asylum.  They appear to have formed part of a squadron that was detailed to bombard protesters in Benghazi.