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Ballots burn as most of Benghazi votes

AFP

Hundreds of protesters burned ballots to demand greater representation although most residents of the Mediterranean city of Benghazi voted on Saturday in historic elections vowing to build a new Libya. Gunfire echoed after around 200 demonstrators filled a major square in the eastern city, which was