Libyans stand next to the scene of a blast after a bomb exploded outside police station in Benghazi May 10, 2013.<\/p>\n
Militants have shot and killed a Judge in the eastern Libyan city of Derna a few weeks after courts resumed their activities in the militancy stronghold.\n<\/p>\n
Mohammed Houidi was assassinated outside a court in Derna on Sunday.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cA car just stopped in front and gunmen fired at him\u2026. He died immediately,\u201d said Mansour al-Hasadi, a member of Libya’s National Assembly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The assassination took place a few weeks after the courts of law resumed their work in Derna following a long cessation since the 2011 unrest. <\/p>\n
The Mediterranean coastal city is considered as a major recruitment center for militants who join the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.\n<\/p>\n
Violence has flared up in Libya in recent weeks, as the government stepped up its campaign against increasing militancy across the country.\n<\/p>\n
On Saturday, at least six Libyan soldiers were killed in the eastern city of Benghazi, where Libyan special forces have clashed with armed protesters after the demonstrators attacked army and police buildings.\n<\/p>\n
Since the overthrow of long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the Libyan government has been struggling to tackle the presence of armed militias.\n<\/p>\n
Libyans rose up against Gaddafi\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s four-decade rule in February 2011 and deposed him in August 2011. He was slain on October 20 of the same year.\n<\/p>\n
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