Prime Minister Zeidan denied rumors that Ansar al Sharia Tunisia was involved in recent clashes in Benghazi, but a spokesman for state security in Benghazi said the attacks on government-affiliated barracks were “organized and professional” and noted that the attackers did not leave any of their dead behind. Zeidan promised to bolster security in Benghazi. A human rights activist was kidnapped at Tripoli airport. Suspected Salafists gunned down a senior judge outside the Derna courthouse.
