BENGHAZI, Libya — Eastern Libyan authorities have arrested two Turks in the oil town of Ajdabiya over Turkey's support for "militias" in Libya, a statement said on Sunday.

The security department of Ajdabiya, located near the oil port of Brega, published pictures of two Turks on its website who it said it had detained, and called on citizens to report any Turk or Turkish firm operating in the town.

The forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said Sunday they had destroyed a Turkish drone in a strike on an airport in Tripoli.

"Our fighter (jets) targeted and destroyed a Turkish Bayraktar aircraft as it was taking off" from Mitiga airport, Haftar's self-style Libyan National Army said in a statement on Facebook.

Airport authorities said they had suspended flights "until further notice" following an air strike. — Agencies