Tripoli- Security official said in Tripoli that the security chief of Libya’s western city of Sirte was assassinated by unidentified gunmen on Thursday.
The official, on a condition of anonymity, said Col. Sanusi Kaabh, along with his driver, was shot by a gang of militants in Sirte’s downtown area.
The security official added that the vice president of Sirte’s local council narrowly survived in a similar assassination attempt just two days ago.
The official said Akram Abu-Ras, an official from Libya’s Health Ministry was also abducted in Tripoli. “Motivation behind the incident was not immediately known.’’
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Tripoli and Sirte are now under control by the Islamist armed alliance – Libya Dawn, which has been warring against the Libyan army since July.
The security conditions in the North Africa country has been plagued by assassinations, kidnappings and armed robberies since the removal of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. (Xinhua/NAN)