Libya’s Government of National Unity urged Prosecutor General Al Siddiq Al Sour on Tuesday to open an investigation into the assassination of Major General Fawzi Al Mansouri, the head of the military intelligence service of forces based in eastern Libya, describing his killing as a “terrorist act.”
The government condemned “the terrorist bombing that targeted Major General Fawzi Al Mansouri in the Al Sayyida Aisha neighbourhood of Benghazi on Monday and resulted in his death.”
It said its condemnation of terrorism and violence remains a “firm national and principled position.”
“Such acts pose a threat to citizens’ security, public peace and the country’s stability,” it said.
‘Urgent and comprehensive investigation’
The government urged the prosecutor general and relevant authorities to launch an “urgent and comprehensive investigation” to establish the circumstances of the bombing, identify those responsible and anyone behind it, and take the necessary legal measures against them.
Unknown assailants killed Al Mansouri with an explosive device targeting his vehicle in Benghazi in eastern Libya, a security official told Anadolu.
Al Mansouri served as commander of the Sabha Military Region from August 3, 2021, before eastern Libya forces commander Khalifa Haftar appointed him to head military intelligence on May 20, 2024.
