Prime Minister Zeidan said a number of government officials have been sacked and replaced. A new police chief was appointed for Benghazi after protesting policemen demanded that the former chief be dismissed and the penal code be made compliant with sharia law. A prosecutor was beaten up and detained for five days in Benghazi. A terrorist cell in Bani Walid was dismantled after an explosion killed its leader, a member of the “Khamis Brigade.”
