BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Leaders of groups seeking autonomy for eastern Libya cancelled a planned protest rally out of fear of violence on Friday, as thousands took to the streets to mark two years since the start of the country's revolution.
Groups in Benghazi, fount of the 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi, had prepared mass demonstrations to demand better security and investment for Libya's second-biggest city.
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