By Noora Ibrahim and Ayman Amzein.
Benghazi, 8 February 2014:
The imam of Al-Ansari mosque in Benghazi’s Hadaiq district was killed yesterday afternoon. . . .[restrict]Sheikh Atif Al-Madouli died when gunmen shot at him several time while he was returning home from the mosque after Asr prayers. According to Ibrahim Al-Sharaa, spokesman for Benghazi Joint Security Room, he was taken to Benghazi Medical Centre where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Madouli, a Salafist, is reported to have been a member of the external intelligence forces under the Qaddafi regime.
Following his murder protesters burned tires in the area. [/restrict]
