Red Cross: Staffer killed by armed men in Libya

By David Rising

Published June 5, 2014 10:06am ET

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Red Cross: Staffer killed by armed men in Libya — This image made from AP video shot on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 shows an ambulance carrying the body of a staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who was killed by armed men near the city of Sirte, which is around 550 kilometers (340 miles) east of Tripoli, Libya. ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord said in a statement on the organization's website Thursday, June 5, 2014 that Michael Greub, a 42-year-old Swiss national, was killed when the men attacked his car after he left a meeting.(AP Photo via AP video) | AP

BERLIN (AP) — Armed men killed a 42-year-old Red Cross staffer in the coastal Libyan city of Sirte, firing at his car after he left a meeting, the organization said.

Michael Greub, a Swiss national, died in the attack midday Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement on its website Thursday.

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