By Noora Ibrahim.
Benghazi, 15 April 2014:
One of the candidates standing in the forthcoming Benghazi elections survived an assassination attempt today, in . . .[restrict]24 hours of violence in the city that left two dead and two injured.
Abdul-Moneri Al-Arerfi was wounded in the shoulder and eye after gunmen opened fire as he closed the pharmacy he runs in the city. The perpetrators sped away from the scene. According to medical sources, Arerfi was rushed to the intensive care unit of a local hospital, where he underwent surgery. He is said to be in a stable condition.
In a separate incident today, another Benghazi resident, Abdel-Salam Ramel, was killed today in a drive-by shooting, for which the motives remain unclear. His body was taken to Benghazi Medical Centre (BMC).
Elsewhere in the city, a member of Libya Shield survived an assassination attempt. The man, who has not been named for security reasons, suffered three head-wounds after being targeted by gunmen. He is reported to be in a stable condition.
Last night, a member of Ansar Al-Sharia was shot dead in the Al-Salmani district of Benghazi. Mohamed Mahlaz Shawaihdy died from a bullet-wound to the head after gunmen opened fire on him, reportedly shooting from a black Jeep. A source at the BMC told the Libya Herald that a large number of members of Ansar Al-Sharia visited the hospital after Shawaihdy’s body arrived there. [/restrict]
