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considered as closed military zones to be
ruled under emergency law," the decree
said.
Still, issues persist in the south. In the
south-western desert city of Sebha on
Tuesday, an estimated 50 inmates
escaped from the local prison. A riot over
poor detention conditions reportedly
preceded the prison break. Some 200
prisoners escaped from the same facility
last December.
The city is no stranger to violence. Sebha
tribal clashes last year killed 147 from
both sides and left 395 wounded.
The violence became so extreme that the
Libyan Red Crescent and the United
Nations stepped in to address the
humanitarian needs of Sebha residents.
Libya's third-largest city is more than
600km from Tripoli, but insecurity in
Sebha has far-reaching consequences,
residents in the north are quick to point
out.
"The stability of these cities ensures the
stability of the capital," Tripoli resident
Laila Abdullah told Magharebia.
Security problems also persist in the
north. Earlier this week, five British human
rights activists were kidnapped and later
released by a gang in Benghazi. The three
men and two women were travelling in a
convoy for an Istanbul-based Islamic
charity, the Foundation for Human Rights
and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief
(IHH).
The two women "were horribly raped in
front of their father ", Deputy Prime
Minister Awadh al-Barassi said in a
statement posted on his Facebook
account. On Thursday, the Deputy Prime
Minister visited the women in a Benghazi
hospital.
Security forces are hunting for the
perpetrators, government official Yusuf
Salmi said.
"The government must consider the
security situation as its priority," university
student Yousef Bin Saleh said.
"It's time for the state to take control," he
added.
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