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| Security forces free 18 Warshefana locals as UN calls for end to violence |
| 2014-01-29 |
[Libya Herald] Eighteen local Warshefana residents who were among the more than 80 locked awayKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! by the security forces in festivities in the district during the past nine days have been freed today and handed over to their families. A source with the Joint Forces' Rapid Response Unit which has been conducting the operations in the area told the Libya Herald that there was no evidence that any of the 18 had been involved either in criminal activities or in the fighting. Of the others arrested, the source said, some had been caught carrying guns and others were accused of criminal activities, including theft. They were still being interrogated. In particular, they were being questioned as to the whereabouts of other wanted suspects and the location of arms caches. When security forces launched their dragnet in the area on 19 January, they said they were looking for 177 suspects wanted by the Public Prosecutor. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... the operation rapidly developed into a wider clash between Warshefana locals and the security forces. Responding to the fighting, the United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today called on all parties involved to "exert every effort to reach a prompt end to violence and restore security and stability in the area". UNSMIL said it was greatly concerned about the deteriorating security situation in the Warshefana and neighbouring areas. It urged all concerned to work with the ministerial committee set up by the government's announcement oto investigate and resolve the crisis. Although two members of the Rapid Response Unit, one of them from Nalut, were killed by sniper fire the day before yesterday, the situation is the district today is relatively quiet with just occasional shots being fired. The situation is, however, seen as highly precarious. Reports that non-Warshefana residents are now being forced out of the area have not been confirmed. |
| Posted by:Fred |