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Italian consul in Benghazi shot at in car but unhurt
Source: Reuters
Italian consul in Benghazi shot at in car but unhurt
TRIPOLI/ROME | Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:48pm EST
(Reuters) - An Italian consul came under fire in his car in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday but was unhurt, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.
"He is completely unharmed," said the spokesman.
A security source in Libya who declined to be named told Reuters: "They shot at his car, but the car was armored. He is fine, there are no injuries."
The consul, Guido de Sanctis, is based in Benghazi.
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TRIPOLI/ROME | Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:48pm EST
(Reuters) - An Italian consul came under fire in his car in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday but was unhurt, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.
"He is completely unharmed," said the spokesman.
A security source in Libya who declined to be named told Reuters: "They shot at his car, but the car was armored. He is fine, there are no injuries."
The consul, Guido de Sanctis, is based in Benghazi.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/12/us-libya-italy-idUSBRE90B0GM20130112
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