Tripoli, 27 January 2014:
The head of Reyayna local council, Issa Mohamed Ahmed Al-Ajrab, was assassinated last night by masked gunmen.
Ajrab was . . .[restrict]shot while he was checking on council matters in the town, according to Libyan News Agency (LANA). Another person who was with Ajrab was injured in the shooting.
Eye-witnesses told LANA that masked gunmen fired a hail of bullets on Al-Ajrab before fleeing the scene of the crime.
An investigation has been launched.
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