Prime Minister Zeidan denied allegations that the jihadists who attacked a military base and a uranium mine in Niger on May 23 came from Libya. Both Algeria and Niger have made the allegations, which if true suggest that Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who has claimed the attacks along with MUJAO, has established a base in southern Libya. Reports have emerged since last year that an al Qaeda cell is operating in the southwestern town of Ubari. About 2 million Libyan dinars was stolen from a bank in the southwestern town of Sebha.