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Libya: Swiss Red Cross Worker Is Killed Libya: Swiss Red Cross Worker Is Killed
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Gunmen in the central Libyan city of Surt fatally shot a Swiss man working for the Red Cross on Wednesday, the humanitarian group said in a statement. The man, Michael Greub, 42, was leaving a meeting with colleagues when their vehicle came under attack, it said. The group did not disclose any possible motives, but foreign workers and diplomats have come under increasing threat from armed groups that have operated with impunity in Libya since its revolt in 2011. The killing came amid intensifying violence in the eastern city of Benghazi, where Islamist militias have been battling forces loyal to a self-proclaimed army leader, Gen. Khalifa Hifter, who declared war on the militias almost three weeks ago. He was lightly wounded Wednesday when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden truck into a base where the general was staying east of Benghazi. Four of his guards died in the attack, according to one of the general’s aides. Gunmen in the central Libyan city of Surt fatally shot a Swiss man working for the Red Cross on Wednesday, the organization said in a statement. The man, Michael Greub, 42, was leaving a meeting with colleagues when their vehicle came under attack, it said. No possible motives were disclosed, but foreign workers and diplomats have come under increasing threat from armed groups that have operated with impunity in Libya since its revolt in 2011. The killing came amid intensifying violence in the eastern city of Benghazi, where a self-proclaimed army leader, Gen. Khalifa Hifter declared war on Islamist militias almost three weeks ago. He was lightly wounded Wednesday when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden truck into a base where the general was staying east of Benghazi. Four of his guards died in the attack, according to one of the general’s aides.