Female lawmaker assassinated in Libya
A Libyan security official said a female lawmaker in the outgoing parliament has been killed in a restive eastern city known as a stronghold of extremists. The official said unknown assailants sprayed bullets at Fareha Al Barqawi near a gas station in the eastern city of Darna.
Al Barqawi was a member of a liberal-leaning political bloc in Libya’s outgoing parliament. Her husband was a longtime political prisoner under deposed dictator Moammar Gaddhafi.
The official didn’t provide further details and spoke on condition of anonymity for fear for his own safety.
Posted by: Steve White 2014-07-19 |