Libya's deputy industry minister shot Updated: 12:03, Sunday January 12, 2014

Libya's deputy industry minister, Hassan al-Droui, has been shot dead during a visit to his home town of Sirte, east of Tripoli.

Security and hospital sources confirmed the death on Sunday.
'Hassan al-Droui, the deputy minister for industry, was killed by unknown attackers overnight, during a visit to his native city of Sirte,' a security official told AFP.