Libyan General Ali Ramadan al-Rajani has been killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on his home in Tripoli, authorities there have said.
The head of the United Nations-recognized government of national unity, based in Tripoli, condemned the killing of the general at his home in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital.
"I mourn with deep sadness the death of Brigadier General Ali Ramadan el-Rajani, who died today defending his home from a group of criminals," said Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah.
Very few details were provided about the circumstances of the attack, including the number or identity of the attackers and their motives.
Dbeibah said he had "ordered the military prosecutor's office to launch an urgent and thorough investigation to establish the facts of this heinous crime and identify those responsible and their motives."
According to Libyan media, General Al Rajani was killed in an attack on his home, and according to eyewitnesses, the general killed three attackers.
Since the death of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been ruled by two rival governments - the Government of National Accord of Abdelhamid Dbeibah in the west of Libya, which is recognized by the United Nations, and the other in the east and supported by Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
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