Thursday 5 December 2013

US teacher' shot dead in Libya



A teacher, believed to be an American national, has been shot dead in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, local officials say.

Reportedly from Texas, he taught chemistry at the international school, medical and security sources said.
The man, thought to be called Ronnie Smith, was gunned down earlier on Thursday as he was jogging in Fweihat district, local sources told the BBC.
There was no immediate statement from the US embassy in Libya.
No group has said it carried out the attack.
The international school in Benghazi is a Libyan-owned institute that follows an American curriculum.

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