WorldNews Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 [attach=full]20770[/attach]A Libyan television journalist involved in coverage of fighting between Islamist militias and pro-government forces in the second city of Benghazi has been assassinated, officials and witnesses said Thursday. Muftah al-Qatrani, director of the private production company Al-Anwar, was killed by a gunshot to the head on Wednesday, an interior ministry official told AFP. A witness, who declined to be named, said the producer's office was in the centre of Benghazi. Libya's descent into chaos since its 2011 uprising has seen the formation of rival parliaments and governments, and allowed the Islamic State extremist group to gain a foothold in the oil-rich North African state. Continue reading... Quote
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