Mysterious killing of Libyan general is test for rebels
BENGHAZI, Libya — In the 10 days since his flag-draped coffin was paraded through Liberation Square here, solving the killing of Gen. Abdul Fattah Younis has emerged as the most crucial test of the young rebel government, perhaps as important as fighting Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi.
"This is a critical moment for the revolution," said Fawzi al-Waniss, a former oil company engineer who serves as commander of a security brigade that patrols the streets of Benghazi.
The assassination of one of the most potent and polarizing symbols of the Libyan uprising has shaken domestic and international confidence in the Transitional National Council, the fractious body of unelected lawyers, businessmen and expatriates that the Obama administration last month recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya.
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