Libya's first post-uprising prosecutor general shot dead

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AFP Benghazi
Last Updated : Feb 09 2014 | 4:10 AM IST
Libya's former prosecutor general has been shot dead by unknown attackers in the eastern city of Derna, the justice minister said, the latest in a series of assassinations that have plagued the country.
Abdelaziz al-Hasadi was gunned down while visiting relatives in his hometown of Derna yesterday, Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani said.
Hasadi, who was widely considered to be an Islamist, was the first prosecutor general appointed after longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled and killed in the 2011 uprising. Hasadi resigned from the post in March 2013.
Since the collapse of Kadhafi's autocratic regime, Libya has been plagued by violence, including a string of killings targeting top army and security officials as well as judges.
Libyan news agency LANA reported that another army officer was shot dead yesterday in the eastern city of Benghazi, which has also been hit by unrest since 2011.
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First Published: Feb 09 2014 | 4:10 AM IST

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