Wah..fudementalis diserang orang Islam lain di Libya...
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CNN
Decrying attack, protesters overtake Islamist group's HQ in Benghazi
>From Arwa Damon, CNN
September 22, 2012 -- Updated 0531 GMT (1331 HKT)
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Libyan protesters force militias out
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Protesters ask troops to take control of an Islamist group's HQ, a general
says
"I am sorry, America... This is the real Libya," a protester in Benghazi
says
Hundreds take over the Ansar al-Sharia group's headquarters without firing
a shot
That group is tied to an attack last week that left 4 Americans dead
Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- Ten days after four Americans were killed in their
Libyan city, hundreds marched in Benghazi and took over the headquarters of a
radical Islamist group tied to the attack.
Thousands of protesters had taken to the street earlier Friday, loudly
declaring that they -- and not those behind last week's deadly attack --
represent the real sentiments of the Libyan people.
"I am sorry, America," one man said. "This is the real Libya."
In the evening, an offshoot of several hundred people then headed toward the
headquarters for Ansar al-Sharia, a loosely connected radical Islamist group.
Libyans target Islamist militia base
As militia members fled, the protesters torched a vehicle and took over the
group's building without firing a single shot. Some of those involved claimed
to have freed at least 20 captives held inside, and expressed their intent to
assume control over other Ansar al-Sharia buildings.
Army General Naji al-Shuaibi said the citizens, whom he referred to as
"revolutionaries of the February 17 uprising," later asked that the Ansar
al-Sharia headquarters be handed over to the Libyan army.
"Indeed, we rushed here and we will now take it over," said the general. "There
are also other places that we intend to take over (which belong to armed
groups) if the revolutionaries and the people allow us to do so."
But some of the protesters gathered at locations that house forces loyal to the
national authority, he said, including the headquarters of the Rufallah
al-Sihati battalion. Gunfire could be heard at the headquarters, but it was not
initially clear who was responsible.
Mohamed al-Magariaf, president of Libya's General National Congress, thanked
the protesters for helping evict "armed groups. He also said the Rufallah
al-Sihati brigade was actually "under the command of -- and committed to -- the
national authority," the case appeared to be one of mistaken identity. Magariaf
asked demonstrators to stop their activities and go home.
There was widespread speculation that anti-national authority groups
capitalized on the euphoria after the takeover of the Ansar al-Sharia
headquarters and pushed protesters to move toward locations under the control
of the army and the police force.
On the night of September 11, U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens was one of
four Americans slain after a group assaulted the U.S. Consulate in the eastern
Libyan city.
Seen as the birthplace of the revolution that led to the death of longtime
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Benghazi has in recent months been beset by
security issues.
Initial reports indicated that, ahead of the consular attack, Ansar al-Sharia
had organized a protest to decry an inflammatory film that mocks the Prophet
Mohammed and also protest the United States, where the film was privately
produced.
On Thursday, Libyan Prime Minister Mustafa Abushagur said eight detained in
connection with that assault include members of Ansar al-Sharia, though he
added that not all the attackers came from one specific group.
Responding to the report from Benghazi, U.S. Sen. John McCain applauded the
citizens' efforts Friday and said it represented the true, freedom-loving Libya
that he and other U.S. officials involved in the country knew.
"Somewhere Chris Stevens is smiling," the Arizona Republican said. "This is
what we knew ... about Libya."
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