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Libya's missing prisoners after the revolution

Thousands of criminals released during the Libyan revolution are now probably armed. And there's nothing the police can do about it.

A man holds a golden gun that he says he found in the former compound of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi. More than 20,000 criminal prisoners escaped during the revolution. And now police say they are all armed.

Joseph Eid

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