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| The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced that one of its staff members has been killed by armed men in the Libyan city of Sirte. | |
| ICRC director general Yves Daccord said in a statement on the organisation's website on Thursday that Michael Greub, a 42-year-old Swiss national, was killed when the men attacked his car after he left a meeting. | ICRC director general Yves Daccord said in a statement on the organisation's website on Thursday that Michael Greub, a 42-year-old Swiss national, was killed when the men attacked his car after he left a meeting. |
| Daccord condemned the Wednesday attack, saying "we are devastated and outraged". | Daccord condemned the Wednesday attack, saying "we are devastated and outraged". |
| Greub's driver, Ali Mohamed, told the Associated Press that three masked attackers shouted "put your hands up" and though they complied, the men started shooting. | Greub's driver, Ali Mohamed, told the Associated Press that three masked attackers shouted "put your hands up" and though they complied, the men started shooting. |
| He said that "all of the firing was at the back seat where Michael was sitting". | He said that "all of the firing was at the back seat where Michael was sitting". |
| The ICRC said nobody else was injured. Greub had worked for the ICRC for more than seven years. | The ICRC said nobody else was injured. Greub had worked for the ICRC for more than seven years. |
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