Libyan revolutionaries have held a protest rally in Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, to demand the expulsion of immigrant Jews from the post-revolutionary North African country. The revolutionaries marched in the eastern port city on Friday and condemned the settling of Jews in Libya following the 1967 Israeli aggression against some Arab countries, IRNA reported, citing a local news website.
Meanwhile, other protests and sit-ins were reportedly held elsewhere in the city during which the protesters demanded that the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) heed their calls for action.
Benghazi is Libya's second largest city where the revolution against Gaddafi started in February. The city came under opposition control during the early days of the anti-government protests.
The latest protest comes amid reports of attempts by Jewish immigrants to participate in the North African country's future administration.
Earlier in October, NTC leaders said that Islam will be the main source of legislation in the new Libya.
Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, the head of the NTC, and Mahmoud Jibril, the head of the executive office of the NTC, made the announcement at a joint press conference in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Both leaders also pledged to step down as soon as the country had been fully secured and free from forces loyal to the fugitive ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
Revolutionary fighters have so far gained control of the capital Tripoli and most of the rest of the North African country.
