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| Female lawmaker assassinated in Libya |
| 2014-07-19 |
| 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 |