Gaddafi loyalists stage rare protest in eastern Libya


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Aug 2015

Former Gaddafi regime's officials sit behind bars during a verdict hearing at a courtroom in Tripoli, Libya July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Supporters of toppled Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi staged a rare demonstration in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday, shouting "Muammar, Muammar", but dispersed after opponents opened fire with guns and hurled rocks.

No-one appeared to have been hurt among dozens of supporters of Gaddafi, who was toppled in 2011 and killed, dictatorship then giving way to today's chaos as two rival governments fight for power and Islamist militants build their influence.

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