By Libya Herald staff.
Tripoli, 4 January 2014:
The Briton shot dead on a beach near Sabratha has been named as Mark De . . .[restrict]Salis by the British Foreign Office.
De Salis’ family has said they were shocked and devastated by the news of his death in a statement released by the British government. The British national was an engineer for First Engineering and had lived in Tripoli for six years. He was currently working as a Power Manager bringing generators to Tripoli to provide electricity.
According to the family, De Salis “enjoyed his work in Tripoli and liked the Libyan people”. The family added that he “enjoyed travelling and had travelled extensively. He was a decent and incredibly loyal man and he was loved by many. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends.”
The identity of the New Zealander who was found killed alongside De Salis has not yet been released. The New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs has said, however, that the unnamed woman was visiting the country and had been residing in New Zealand.
In the statement released by the UK Foreign Office, De Salis’ family said: “Mark was with a close friend from New Zealand who was also killed and our thoughts are with her family at this sad time.”
De Salis’ family have asked that their privacy be respected at this time. [/restrict]
