Gunmen assassinate eastern Libya security chief in Benghazi

BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead the intelligence chief for eastern Libya in Benghazi city on Thursday, a security spokesman said.

Two masked gunmen opened fire on Colonel Ibrahim al-Senussi's car as it travelled through the port city, said Ibrahim al-Sharaa, spokesman for Benghazi's Joint Security Room. He was taken to hospital but died of his wounds.