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| Father and son murdered in further Benghazi assassinations |
| 2014-10-07 |
| [Libya Herald] Three people have been killed in Benghazi in targeted attacks including a father and a son in the city's Majouri district. Saad Omar Al-Jazzi and his young son Omar Saad Al-Jazzi were shot and killed by unknown assailants as they drove in their car. Jazzi Sr., a member of Saiqa Special Forces ...Libya's elite army unit, insofar as they have one, formed from a mixture of paratroopers and commandos. The group emerged from a militia with the same name in 2010. It now numbers a few thousand and reports to the Ministry of Defence. It deployed in Benghazi in an attempt to control the carnage. As a result, it has been attacked and several of its officers murdered. The force is popular in Benghazi for its stance against Ansar al-Sharia group... 21 Brigade, was killed instantly. His son, who medical sources said was aged between ten and twelve, died within minutes of arriving at Benghazi Medical Centre (BMC) despite the best efforts of staff there to revive him. Salah Awad Al-Gamati was killed in the Serti area, near Shebna, where he lived. The identity of his killers also remains unknown. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The important thing is that a bloody handed dictator is gone. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-07 16:04 |