Massacre during Libyan wedding

Al Jazeera is reporting that at least 40 people have been reported killed and dozens injured after an air strike hit a wedding ceremony in southwestern Libya.

Reports said forces loyal to the warlord Khalifa Haftar launched the attack on Sunday in the town of Murzuq.

Al Jazeera reports that the victims were attending a wedding, when the strike hit with thew Libya Express adding that they were from the Tubu tribe

UN envoy Ghassan Salame has proposed a ceasefire for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which starts around August 11, and has called for relaunching negotiations.

 

Via Al Jazeera / Libya Express

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