Jihadists in Libya pose a direct threat to Europe, according to France's prime minister.
Agencies reported that he said: “I would like to cite the question of Libya and the direct threat to our security of the creation - under our eyes and not far from our borders - of a new haven for the jihadi terrorist."
Prime Minister Manual Valls was speaking at a gathering of social democrats in Madrid, Spain.
On Saturday, militants fired rockets at Labraq airport in the east of Libya. It is the main gateway into eastern Libya since Benghazi airport stopped operating in May because of continued violence.
The attack came a day after Islamists claiming loyalty to Daesh killed over 40 people in suicide car bombings in Qubbah, a town some 50 km away.
The militants said they had acted in revenge for Egyptian air strikes on Daesh targets in Derna on Monday, after the group released a video showing the execution of Egyptian Copts.
