TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Libyans delighted at Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall celebrated the end of Ramadan feast on Wednesday, even though the ousted leader remains on the run and forces loyal to him are defying an ultimatum set by Libya’s interim council.
In the capital’s newly renamed Martyrs’ Square, hundreds of people gathered for morning prayers to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month.
“It is the most beautiful prayers. We are filled with joy, Gaddafi made us hate our lives … We come here to express our joy at the end of 42 years of repression and deprivation,” said Hatem Gureish, 31, a merchant from Tripoli.
“This is the most beautiful Eid and most beautiful day in 42 years,” he said.
Council leaders, trying to heal scars left by Gaddafi’s 42-year rule, may want United Nations help in setting up a new police force, but see no role
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