Libyan mayor Mohamad Eshtewi kidnapped and killed in Misrata

Unknown gunmen have killed the mayor of Libya's port city Misrata after reportedly chasing his car and kidnapping him.


Mayor Mohamad Eshtewi's body was found dumped in the street not long after returning to the city from an official visit to Turkey.

Libya's third-largest city is reputed to be safer and more stable than most in the conflict-ridden country.
But the mayor had faced growing opposition earlier this year.

Diplomats have condemned the killing. Ghassan Salame, special representative to Libya's UN mission (UNSMIL), said he felt "deep grief".
  BBC
 18/12/17