Local authorities in Benghazi confirmed Wednesday the arrest of two men in connection to a gas leak that resulted in dozens of poisoning cases in the area of Quarsha.

“Two Mi-8 helicopters collided near Msus, which is located to the southeast of Benghazi, during military exercise. The two-member crew of one helicopter died, while the crew of the other helicopter survived,” the source said.

Libyan authorities said a senior government official was released on Tuesday, two weeks after armed men abducted him and his colleague in the capital of Tripoli.

UNSMIL said yesterday that it was deeply concerned about the abduction and disappearance of Rida Fretees, Chief of Staff for the First Deputy Prime Minister/Cabinet Office in Benghazi of the Government of National Unity (GNU).

Employees of the Cabinet Office (the Prime Minister’s Office) in Benghazi yesterday denounced the (Tripoli) authorities concerned with revealing the circumstances of the abduction in Tripoli of the Chief of the Benghazi Cabinet Rida Fretees.

Mohammed al-Kani, a Libyan militia leader who has been accused of murdering hundreds of civilians in the western Libyan town of Tarhuna, was announced dead on Tuesday by several local sources.

Italian Consul Carlo Batori finally arrived in Benghazi yesterday to reopen the Italian Consulate in the city. Officially, his arrival was a very low-profile affair. The Italian embassy in Tripoli has made no official announcement.

Clashes erupted on Saturday between two families of different tribes in Benghazi, killing at least five people, local sources have reported.

Egyptian chief of the General Intelligence Services (GIS) Major General Abbas Kamel arrives in Libyan city of Benghazi to meets with general commander of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar, few hours after meeting with Prime Minister-designate of the new Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdel Hamid Al-Dabaiba on Thursday.

According to the Feminists of Libya organization, Abeer Ahmed Omar Khalil, a Jordanian citizen, was taken by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar after visiting her brothers in Benghazi.