The night was dark, a familiar voice echoed in the eastern city of Libya - explosion, then gunfire. Just thrown a bomb in a police car patrol, the injured.
This is the latest local security forces attack. Two months ago, the man, the task is to guarantee the safety of the benghazi, the chief of police, in his home were killed.
Two years later, lit the uprising to overthrow Mr Qaddafi Libya's second largest city, it reflects a popular revolution slanting - than the police more powerful opponent militia and islamic gunmen, mobile residents q: countries in where?
"Imagine, a city militia over, all you want is to support national, activists Mohammed Buganah said." "People feel insecure, they are very frustrated and angry."
Has the diplomats and international tasks, including the United States ambassador killed on September 11,, kidnapping, explosion and assassination of flood tide, the main safety officials attacks.
The anarchy, with garbage throughout the streets, municipal services, deepen the cobwebs a feeling neglected in the capital, tripoli west and raised for autonomous regions most Libya's oil wealth to far.
A diplomatic source said: "everyone is more and more worried about Libya to the east,." Things are serious deterioration. "
Across the Libyan recovery basic safety is top priority, especially in benghazi, feb. 17 against Mr Qaddafi's cradle, but are now seen as an islamic armed crackdown on the standpoint of the dictator and ramp.
Interior minister Ashour Shuail pick out of his hometown, as a huge project, in establishing an effective police. "Security is more and more good, attack is declining, he said:" in early January. "This isn't so bad, because it is."
But a few weeks later, a curfew, are considered in the Mediterranean coast city of nearly 100 million people.
NO ONE IN CHARGE
Another activist, one does not wish to disclose the name of their own safety, and said: "no one complete control of benghazi."
Before Mr Qaddafi's against rebels claimed that is absorbed, at least, is the symbol to the ministry of the interior, the highest safety committee, military, etc.
But, Libya shield, February 17 and Raffalah AL - Sahati this faction soldiers have more power than the police or military, estimates that in thousands of to number.
"A" control entrance into the city, the streets, the key infrastructure. The police did not want to challenge them, because they don't have enough manpower, said: "activists.
Ann sall · teaching, a radical islamic organization, its members on September attacks on the United States in the witnesses said, its foundation, was out of the "rescue benghazi" angry citizens rally demonstrators.
The local people said, the group, who guard the hospital, and refused to participate in the attack, since then has kept a low profile.
But analysts and activists say, islamic militants on the ground accumulation power, even if their number is unknown. Guiding traffic or patrol police, see, admitted that they often helpless, and the object of the attack.
"We have only pistols and rifles, they have tanks and heavy weapons, the center of a policeman standing director said." "We have to do our job, but some of the police was not afraid."
Even if the security forces arrested and then attack stop people involved prosecution is put forward. Police investigators in early January was kidnapped, and are still missing.
"Every day I check my car, before I in my rearview mirror lifted" officer who gave his name, o nish says. "I'm very proud of is a policeman, but you have to be careful."
Mainly is aims at the security forces of violence and former prisoners or militants seeking their power, and to eliminate possible reprisal attacks. But, if there is no an effective military or police authorities without the ability to face the criminal suspect.
"Benghazans require the police () to improve our morale," a staff, also declined to be named said. "But, anyone away from his home, go to work every day is like a martyr."
SENSE of neglect, isolated
It is hard to image Benghazans hope for our city. But they also admit that, at the request of the greater autonomy, or from tripoli in 1000 km (620 miles) to the western region distance separate investment violence and turmoil life have been disrupted.
Benghazi safety problem under the background of formation, more pressing citizens' dissatisfaction - the government for failing to meet the public frustration has been held to, because the rebels leaders in October 2011 from tripoli eastern base.
Benghazi back earlier try to overthrow Mr Qaddafi's dragon himself a hotbed of governance, is a common sense, new tripoli authorities still regardless of the focus of the east.
Benghazans points out, the garbage throughout the streets, and the dirt road road, hospitals and schools need basic upgrade. Open a new store has been restored and construction projects.
But they are looking forward to more.
"All the money from oil in where? Why didn't they spend money to help us?" A female teacher said. "These politicians sitting in the hotel in tripoli, forget us."
The bigger question is what kind of status in benghazi will be new Libya's national oil supply of 1.6 million barrels a day from the east - most equity. Dissatisfaction required to return to the federal political structure.
About ten years later, Libya in 1951 and became an independent country, north Africa, the functioning of the state and federal line, lower power, eastern, western and southern areas.
Benghazi is Libya's commercial capital and eastern pure briefly to the king family home. The Libyan government in the past few years begin to focus the monarch. Mr Qaddafi's 1969 years after the coup, he is speeding up and concentrate on the state of in tripoli, and ignore the benghazi.
"This is not us, let new people deal with their problems, said:" the federal system of becker Buera national alliance party. "We strive for political decentralization and good governance.
Westerners believe BENGHAZI
There are few westerners live in benghazi, the diplomats and international institutions, including killing the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Christopher Stevens and gun attack Italian consul
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