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  • More than 1000 inmates escape from Libyan jail

    07/27/2013 11:25:59 PM PDT · by kingattax · 6 replies
    BBC News ^ | 27 July 2013
    About 1,200 inmates have escaped from a jail in the restive Libyan city of Benghazi. A security official told the AP news agency that most of the escapees were facing serious charges. Another report said a riot had taken place inside the al-Kwafiya prison. The jailbreak comes a day after the assassination of a prominent political activist triggered protests in the city, although it is not clear whether the two are connected. Benghazi is one of the most unstable parts of post-revolution Libya. Last year the US ambassador and three other Americans were killed there. On Saturday protesters attacked offices...
  • More than 1,000 inmates escape Libyan prison

    07/27/2013 1:04:32 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 17 replies
    fox ^ | July 27, 2013/
    In Tripoli, protesters appeared to be inspired by events in neighboring Egypt, where millions took to the streets Friday to answer a call from the army chief, who said he wanted a mandate to stop "potential terrorism" by supporters of the country's ousted president, Mohammed Morsi, who hails from the Brotherhood. "We don't want the Brotherhood, we want the army and the police," Libyan protesters chanted, repeating a slogan also used in Egypt.