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| Slow death of Derna |
| 2014-03-01 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] Derna residents live a life of fear. Al-Qaeda has transformed their eastern Libya port city into a new base for its global campaign and as the prime export centre for jihadists. Known for its long history of fierce fighters and proud tribes, Derna has faced relentless violence. Now it will not have a say in national governance because it is too unsafe to vote. The night before last week's constituent assembly elections, six polling stations were struck by bombs. The High National Election Committee (HNEC) had rescheduled the ballot for Wednesday (February 26th), but the Derna Local Council said elections could not be held since no one was securing the polling centres. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The government has failed in everything A comment with universal applicability. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-03-01 09:27 |