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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Ahmed Elumami and Ayman al-Warfali

MYSTERIOUS: Libya s power cuts enrage citizens spurring protest | Mind Blowing Facts

Children study by candlelight during a power outage, at home in Tripoli, Libya June 30, 2022. Reuters/Hazem Ahmed

When the power cut out in Libya's Benghazi last week, Haitham al-Ghoul dashed into the street with his five-year old son Othman to find somewhere to plug in a respirator the child needs to ease asthma attacks.

A photograph of Ghoul hugging Othman on the street with the respirator hooked up to a shop's private generator soon went viral on Libyan social media networks, symbolising a power crisis that has infuriated Libyans across political divides.

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