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Libya's army chief of staff resigns after bloody clashes

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09-06-2013 | 11:57

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Libya's army chief of staff resigns after bloody clashes

Libya's army chief of staff Yussef al-Mangoush resigned on Sunday after clashes between protesters and a militia in the eastern city of Benghazi the previous day, sources told Reuters.

At least 31 people were killed in the clashes, a doctor said.

"Mangoush has submitted his resignation to the National Assembly, which accepted the resignation," a source from the assembly told Reuters. Two other sources confirmed the resignation.

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