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Libya council hands power to new assembly

Posted On Friday, August 10, 2012 at 08:52:35 AM

Libya's National Transitional Council has handed power to a new assembly in a symbolic move marking a peaceful transition following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi's 40-year dictatorship.

"I hand over the constitutional prerogatives to the General National Congress, which from now on is the legitimate representative of the Libyan people," NTC chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Wednesday.







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