Two elders bestially murdered en route to broker reconciliation in Libya

BY Libyan Express Sep 30, 2017 - 11:03

Two members of the Werfalla Social Council for Reconciliation named Abdullah Nattat and Khames Esbeqa were murdered along with a driver and a bodyguard on the road in northern Mezda district in the west mountain district.

The brutal murder of the two elders and their companions took place 10 km to the north of Mezda, where their car came under heavy fire leading to their death, Head of Mezda Local Council Abdelhakim Badran reported.

The elders were returning home from a meeting for reconciliation for the western region in Asabiya district when they got murdered.

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