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| Italy's FM Condemns Attack on Libya Consul as 'Terrorism' |
| 2013-01-14 |
| [An Nahar] Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on Sunday condemned as "a vile act of terrorism" a gun attack on Italia's consul to Benghazi in eastern Libya from which the diplomat escaped unscathed. "Holy shizza! Dat wuzza close!" "This was an attempt to destabilize the institutions of the new Libya," Terzi also said in a statement after consul Guido De Sanctis's bullet-proof car came under fire on Saturday. "He was unhurt thanks to the security precautions taken to protect him," Terzi said. The incident comes four months after U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the city in an attack on the U.S. mission there. The Libyan government "has guaranteed its maximum commitment to ensure those responsible for this vile act of terrorism face justice," Terzi said. "Italia expresses its strongest condemnation and reaffirms its full support for the course of democracy and reforms of authorities in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... The impact of the bullets was clearly visible on the windows of the car, which was shot at as the consul was returning home after work. A security official in Benghazi said no one was injured in the attack. The source added that "members of the supreme security committee deployed to the scene and escorted the consul to a safe location." |
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