Libyan rebel military chief shot dead

Libya's rebel leadership council said its top military commander Abdel Fattah Younes have been shot dead by unknown assailants, VOA reports.

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Friday, 29.07.2011.

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Libya's rebel leadership council said its top military commander Abdel Fattah Younes have been shot dead by unknown assailants, VOA reports. Transitional National Council head Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Thursday that Younes and his aides - both colonels - were killed before arriving for questioning at an opposition judicial committee hearing regarding a "military matter." Libyan rebel military chief shot dead He said the head of the armed cell that killed the men had been arrested. Jalil never clearly indicated who he thought was behind the attack. But he called on rebel forces to ignore "efforts to break our unity" by leader Moammar Gadhafi's government. He also warned of "armed criminal gangs" in rebel-held cities, saying they needed to join the fight against Gadhafi or risk being arrested by security forces. Hours earlier, the rebels said they had detained Younes on suspicion his family may still have ties to Gadhafi's inner circle. Younes had been the Libyan leader's interior minister and one of his closest confidants before unexpectedly defecting to the opposition early in the uprising, which began in February. He was part of the group involved in the 1969 coup that brought Gadhafi to power. Jalil called Younes "one of the heroes of the February 17 Revolution." He said the rebels would observe three days of mourning following his death and vowed his forces would continue their fight to overthrow Gadhafi's government. Abdel Fattah Younes (Beta/AP, file)

Libyan rebel military chief shot dead

He said the head of the armed cell that killed the men had been arrested.

Jalil never clearly indicated who he thought was behind the attack. But he called on rebel forces to ignore "efforts to break our unity" by leader Moammar Gadhafi's government. He also warned of "armed criminal gangs" in rebel-held cities, saying they needed to join the fight against Gadhafi or risk being arrested by security forces.

Hours earlier, the rebels said they had detained Younes on suspicion his family may still have ties to Gadhafi's inner circle.

Younes had been the Libyan leader's interior minister and one of his closest confidants before unexpectedly defecting to the opposition early in the uprising, which began in February. He was part of the group involved in the 1969 coup that brought Gadhafi to power.

Jalil called Younes "one of the heroes of the February 17 Revolution." He said the rebels would observe three days of mourning following his death and vowed his forces would continue their fight to overthrow Gadhafi's government.

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