Libya people-trafficking kingpin assassinated

TRIPOLI: A former head of Libya´s coastguard, who was known as a key trafficker of people and fuel, has been shot dead by unknown assailants, local media reported on Monday.

Major Abd al-Rahman Milad, also known as Al-Bidja, was killed on Sunday in the town of Sayyad, 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of the capital Tripoli. He was killed near the Janzour Naval Academy that he commanded, officials told local media.

Images on news websites and social media showed a bullet-riddled white four-wheel-drive vehicle at the side of a road, with a man´s body inside. The media reports did not speculate about the attackers´ identities, political affiliations or motivation.