By Noora Ibrahim.
Tripoli, 16 July 2014:
A Saiqa Special Forces sergeant and a retired special forces soldier turned imam are the latest . . .[restrict]victims of violence in Benghazi.
A doctor at Benghazi Medical Centre told the Libya Herald that Mohammed Al-Shahoubi, a sergeant in the Saiqa Special Forces, died last night at the hospital. He was taken there after sustaining a critical injury during the recent clashes that occurred at Jalaa Hospital between the Saiqa and Ansar Al-Sharia.
Ansar Al-Sharia has been occupying the hospital. On Monday, Saiqa units attacked, attempting to drive Ansar forces away from the hospital. The attack resulted in seven dead and 35 injured.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Rajab Itloba was killed in a bomb blast early this morning. He had just finished dawn prayers at the Malik Mosque in the Al-Sabri neighbourhood when a bomb that had been placed beneath his car detonated. A doctor at Benghazi Medical Centre confirmed that the imam had been hit by shrapnel, resulting in his death. A friend who was with him was also struck and is receiving treatment at the hospital.
Itloba was formerly a soldier in the Saiqa Special Forces, and had become an Imam after retiring from military service. [/restrict]
