162:. On 21 March 2017, the military council announced that the municipal council had been dismissed and replaced by a steering committee. The attempted coup was unsuccessful, largely ignored by municipal staff and the general population. On 13 April 2017, demonstrators from the same group protested the city's municipal council by blocking up the main entrance to the council building, constructing a cement-brick wall and even plastering it. A court order to remove the wall was not immediately carried out, and council employees who arrived to take it down were prevented by the protestors.
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representatives. The protestors stormed the building around 8 pm, pushed and shouted at
Eshtewi, and refused to let him exit. There were unconfirmed gunshots, but no weapon was pointed at him. Eshtewi was forced to sign a statement of resignation, but revoked it soon after, stating that he had signed
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Eshtewi's death, the City of Misurata declared three days of mourning, including public funeral prayers held at a sports venue. Eshtewi was buried on Monday, 18 December 2017, around 2:00 pm. Eshtewi's brother, Ahmed, is in serious but stable condition, and is recovering in Misrata Central
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praised
Eshtewi's courage and peacemaking efforts, and lamented that Libya was still "bleeding" after the revolution. The Misurata City Council expressed its "deep sorrow and grief" at the murder. Official condemnations of the attack followed from the municipal governments of
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in Libya, Misurata became home to many people fleeing the violence. In May 2016, Eshtewi appealed for international aid, as his city had run out of food and housing for the refugees.
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formed a task force team to investigate the murder. Police spokesman
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and militants were responsible, though none of the armed groups active in the region immediately claimed responsibility. One senior local official told the
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