Western powers are in danger of underestimating the regional effects of Libya's political instability, according to Hugh Robertson, the British Foreign Office minister responsible for the Middle East and North Africa.
Robertson told the Foreign Affairs Committee that there are around 400 arms dumps in Libya, 75% of which are not under government control. He also said the British, French and US governments have underestimated the capability of the region's militant groups to exploit the political chaos.
