Deadly landmine legacy in Tripoli shows stakes of Libya talks


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Jun 2021

A damaged house is pictured in Tripoli, Libya June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The death of Sadeeq Ferjani from a booby trap left by fighters in his home in southern Tripoli is a reminder of the deadly stakes at play in Libya as international powers meet in Berlin to discuss the crisis.

Sadeeq, then 39 and planning to marry, went with three neighbours to check on damage after a bout of fighting last summer. He was taking photographs with his phone when he stumbled over a wire.

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