TRIPOLI: Gunmen assassinated a top government intelligence official in Benghazi on Thursday, a day after a political leader in the flashpoint city of eastern Libya rejected the election of a new prime minister.
Col. Ibrahim Al-Senussi Akila, head of general intelligence in Benghazi, was shot dead near the Medical Center in the center of the Mediterranean city, a security said.
“He was in his car when unknown assailants opened fire. He was hit twice, once in the neck,” the source said. Officials say the attack happened in front of the Central Benghazi Medical Center.
Libya has seen a severe deterioration in security since the civil war that led to the ouster of longtime dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
Authorities have depended on unruly militias in the absence of a strong police force or a unified military.
Benghazi spy chief slain
Benghazi spy chief slain
