Libya town clings to memory of Kadhafi
25 October 2021 |
10:57 am
A huge portrait of Moamer Kadhafi marks the entrance of Bani Walid: 10 chaotic years since the Libyan dictator's death, residents of the desert town still hanker for his rule.
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