Sunday, September 30, 2012

Libyans Hand Over Their Weapons

In Libya's capital city of Tripoli hundreds of Libyans turned over their weapons to military personnel. This effort, established by the Libyan military, is part of an effort to disband militia and attempt to resolve many sources of violence in the nation. Among the six-hundred some different types of weapons turned in were two tanks, anti-aircraft guns, land mines, rocket and artillery launchers, as well as numerous heavy machine guns. Colonel Hussein Abdullah Khalifa claimed that some of this weaponry turned was from the militia group responsible for the downfall of Gaddafi. Many rewards are offered to those who turn in their arms such as jobs and cars. 


Ryan Bartell

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