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Libyan Colonel Wounded in Benghazi Attack
[An Nahar] An attempt to kill a senior Libyan army officer in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday left him lightly maimed, the army's general staff said.It said on its Facebook page that Colonel Abdullah al-Shaafi, front man for the Joint Operations Room in Benghazi, had been the target of an attempted liquidation. The statement said that Shaafi and one of his attackers were taken to hospital. One of Shaafi's aides told Agence La Belle France Presse that gunnies had shot the colonel in the foot, but that he had received treatment and had already left hospital. "One attacker was killed and another maimed," the aide said, without providing any further details. The defense and interior ministries set up the Joint Operations Room in Benghazi to help reestablish order in the city, cradle of the 2011 uprising that toppled former dictator Muammar Qadaffy ... who had more funny outfits than Louis XIV... . Militias with different tribal and ideological links now control parts of Benghazi, where there has been a wave of attacks on army and coppers and facilities. Islamists have often been blamed, but some observers say militias in general have launched attacks in a bid to stop regular security forces from regaining control of the city, despite local opposition. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-13 |
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