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Rally in Benghazi turns violent
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 30 - 09 - 2012

A Libyan man hands over his weapon to the military in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square, Saturday. Hundreds of Libyans handed over weapons to the military in Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi as the authorities try to clean the streets of arms left over from last year's war. — Reuters
BENGHAZI — Violent clashes erupted in Benghazi Friday evening after protesters marched in support of the Islamist Ansar Al-Sharih brigade, which was disbanded following a massive anti-militia demonstration in the city last Friday.
Hand grenades were thrown and two cars set ablaze after some 200 men converged on a security forces building under the control of the Interior Ministry.
Warning shots were reportedly fired by personnel inside the compound, prompting the demonstrators to launch the attack.
“There is no loss of life; we have taken control of the situation,” General Manaa Bin Hamid of the army's newly created National Mobile Force said. The demonstrators had previously marched on Benghazi's Al-Jalaa hospital, which Ansar Al-Sharia had been responsible for guarding until last Friday.
Earlier in the day, organizers had called off a second “Save Benghazi” rally, which was planned in opposition to the continued existence of brigades such as Ansar Al-Shariah.
Last Friday, between 30,000-40,000 demonstrators had marched through Benghazi calling for an end of militia rule in Libya, the largest gathering of its kind since the revolution.
Some 200 demonstrators did stage an anti-militia rally in Tripoli Friday evening, in which calls for a crackdown on hardline Islamists were also heard.
Two demonstrators were beaten and arrested at the Tripoli gathering by members of the Supreme Security Committee, including one of the rally's organizers. — Agencies


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