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Martyr’s Day Observed On Martyrs Square In Tripoli

TRIPOLI– Family members of those who lost their lives fighting against forces loyal to former leader Muammar Gaddafi hold their photos during the commemoration of Martyr’s Day on Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 16, 2012. This day marks the death of Omar Al Mukhtar, Libya’s most famous freedom fighter who resisted Italian occupation in 1911 and executed on Sept. 16, 1931. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>

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