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Home | ALL NEWS | WORLD | Libya Votes For First Time as Troubles Surface

Libya Votes For First Time as Troubles Surface

July 7, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Some Protesters Burn Ballots as Unrest Prevents Voting as Libya Votes For First Time | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

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

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