Gunmen kill Red Cross official in Libya, fire grenade at PM's office


  • World
  • Thursday, 05 Jun 2014

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Gunmen in Libya shot dead a Swiss national working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), fired a grenade at the prime minister's office and tried to kill a renegade general in a series of attacks on Wednesday.

Anarchy is spreading in the North African oil-producing country where turmoil and political infighting have reigned since the 2011 uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi. A plethora of armed militias operate at will beyond state authority.

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