The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) said it had seized counterfeit banknotes (50 dinars) signed by the deputy governor of the CBL, Ali Al-Hibri, who is based in eastern region.

The Central Bank said in a statement on Thursday that the seized counterfeit banknotes are different in characteristics to the ones printed in Russia that were also signed by Al-Hibri.

The statement added that the CBL notified the Office of the Attorney General regarding the incident. It asked people to be careful about the banknotes and report to the security authorities if they go their hands on the counterfeit banknotes.

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