Tripoli, 27 January 2014:
The head of Reyayna local council, Issa Mohamed Ahmed Al-Ajrab, was assassinated last night by masked gunmen.
Ajrab was shot while he was checking on council matters in the town, according to Libyan News Agency (LANA). Another person who was with Ajrab was injured in the shooting.
Eye-witnesses told LANA that masked gunmen fired a hail of bullets on Al-Ajrab before fleeing the scene of the crime.
An investigation has been launched.