The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), a group promoting press freedom, condemned the killings of 5 Libyan journalists by Islamic State militants, in a statement made on Monday.
Islamic State militants killed five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern regions of the country, a Libyan army commander told press.
The army district commander in eastern Libya, Faraj al-Barassi, speaking to Reuters, said that militants loyal to the Islamic State had slit the throats of 5 journalists.
“Five bodies with slit throats were found today in the Green Mountain forests,” he said.
The reporters went missing in August 2014 after covering the inauguration of the Libya’s elected parliament.
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Islamic State militants killed five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern regions of the country, a Libyan army commander told press.
The army district commander in eastern Libya, Faraj al-Barassi, speaking to Reuters, said that militants loyal to the Islamic State had slit the throats of 5 journalists.
“Five bodies with slit throats were found today in the Green Mountain forests,” he said.
The reporters went missing in August 2014 after covering the inauguration of the Libya’s elected parliament.
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