A member of the Libyan army's Thunderbolt Brigade sits at the back of a vehicle as the army prepares for deployment in Benghazi, November 8, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Shop assistants showcase elegant Italian menswear, next door a fast food restaurant buzzes with customers, and nearby a German sportswear shop hawks the latest high-end running shoes.
The scene could be downtown New York or Milan if not for the occasional gun battles, car bombs and bearded Islamist fighters flourishing rifles and fundamentalist beliefs.
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