Poor turnout in Libyan parliament vote as prominent lawyer killed


A man dips his finger in ink before casting his vote during a parliamentary election, in Al Bayda, June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Fewer than half of the eligible Libyans voted in a parliamentary election on Wednesday overshadowed by violence, officials said, with the paltry turnout reflecting disillusion with chaos pervading since Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow in 2011.

Gunmen shot dead Benghazi lawyer Salwa Bugaighis, a prominent human rights activist who helped organise the first protests against Gaddafi when the uprising started in the eastern city. A security official said unknown people had entered her house to assassinate her.

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