EU sanctions Turkish firm over Libya arms embargo violations

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slapped sanctions on three transport companies for violating the U.N. arms embargo on Libya, including the Turkish shipping firm that operates a vessel at the center of a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea. The EU said Monday that the Avrasya Shipping company was “found to have violated the arms embargo.” It says the company operates a cargo ship called Cirkin, which “has been linked to transports of military material to Libya.&