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| Libya violence: 'US teacher shot dead' in Benghazi | |
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| A teacher, believed to be an American national, has been shot dead in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, local officials say. | A teacher, believed to be an American national, has been shot dead in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, local officials say. |
| Reportedly from Texas, he taught chemistry at the international school, medical and security sources said. | Reportedly from Texas, he taught chemistry at the international school, medical and security sources said. |
| The man, thought to be called Ronnie Smith, was gunned down earlier on Thursday as he was jogging in Fweihat district, local sources told the BBC. | The man, thought to be called Ronnie Smith, was gunned down earlier on Thursday as he was jogging in Fweihat district, local sources told the BBC. |
| There was no immediate statement from the US embassy in Libya. | There was no immediate statement from the US embassy in Libya. |
| No group has said it carried out the attack. | No group has said it carried out the attack. |
| 'So sweet' | |
| The international school in Benghazi is a Libyan-owned institute that follows an American curriculum. | The international school in Benghazi is a Libyan-owned institute that follows an American curriculum. |
| "He was doing his morning exercise when gunmen just shot him. I don't know why. He was so sweet with everyone," Adel al Mansouri, director at the school, told Reuters. | |
| Benghazi is one of Libya's most restive cities. Last week, nine people died in clashes between the Libyan army and an Islamist militia, Ansar al-Sharia. | |
| The group is suspected of killing US ambassador Christopher Stevens in 2012. | |
| Militias took part in the uprising that led to the fall of Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but have been told by the interim government to disband or join the army by the end of the year. |