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Benghazi, Libya, 21 Nov - (ANA) - Faraj al-Deirsy, head of Benghazi police, has been shot dead in the latest attack on Libyan security officials. Al-Deirsy died from multiple gunshot wounds, police and interior ministry sources said today. Libya has been hit by persistent instability since the overthrow of Muammer Gaddafi last year. Authorities are still trying to disarm numerous groups, mostly militias who took part in the uprising, who refuse to lay down their weapons. Wednesday's incident was one of a number of attacks in Benghazi, where local groups have also staged protests demanding more powers for eastern Libya and objecting to what they say is the central authorities' neglect of the region. In September, the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, the cradle of Libya’s revolt that began in February 2011. (ANA)