Benghazi call for autonomy could split Libya

  • 12 years ago
Civic leaders in the eastern city of Benghazi have announced plans for greater autonomy from Libya's Transitional Council based in Tripoli.

Three thousand delegates voted in a relative of Libya's former king to head a new council, set up to administer their own affairs. The declaration puts them on a confrontation course with the country's interim leadership.

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