Unidentified gunmen shoot dead a Libyan general in an attack on his home in the capital, drawing condemnation from the Tripoli-based government.
Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, head of the UN-recognized Government of National Unity, condemns the killing of General Ali Ramadan al-Rayani.
“It is with deep sadness that I mourn Brigadier General Ali Ramadan al-Rayani, who was martyred today while defending his home against a group of criminals,” Dbeibah says in a statement.
Authorities have yet to comment on the motive of the attack that occurred in al-Khalla district on the southern outskirts of the capital.
Dbeibah says he ordered the military prosecutor’s office to launch an “urgent and comprehensive investigation” to establish the facts and identify those responsible.
According to the Libyan news outlet Al-Wasat, witnesses reported that Rayani killed three of his attackers before he was shot dead.
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