TRIPOLI: The owner of a Libyan radio station that broadcasts exclusively in English and plays Western music was found dead in his car, his body riddled with bullets, the broadcaster said on Monday.

Tripoli FM, which touts itself as Libya’s number one radio station, went off air temporarily to mourn the death of Radwan Ghariani, head of programs Rabii Dahan said.

It was not immediately clear who killed Ghariani or for what reason but the murder comes amid a spike in violence in Libya.

“He was killed by four bullets. We don’t yet know the reasons for this assassination but it is clear that robbery was not a motive,” Dahan said.