TRIPOLI: Libya’s top religious authority, Dar al-Ifta, said on Monday that one of its most senior members had been killed, more than a month after he was kidnapped. It said it had “obtained confirmation” of the death of Sheikh Nader al-Omrani, who belonged to regional and international Islamic organizations. His murder was “a great loss not only for Libya but for the entire Muslim community,” Dar al-Ifta said in a statement, without giving other details. According to security sources in Tripoli, which is controlled by a loose alliance of militias of different political and religious factions, Omrani’s body has not yet been found. Omrani, considered a moderate, was kidnapped from in front of a mosque in early October in the Libyan capital.

Source: Manila Times November 22, 2016 13:38 UTC