United Nations Photo - Ceremony commemorating the 16th anniversary of the bloody massacre at Tripoli's Abu Slim Prison in 1992, when an estimated 1200 prisoners were exterminated.

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Headline Libyans Remember Prison Massacre under Qadhafi

Caption Description A little girl is pictured during a ceremony in Tripoli, Libya, to mark the 16th anniversary of the horrific massacre at the city’s Abu Slim Prison, in which 1,200 prisoners were summarily shot down by forces of Muammar al-Qadhafi. Behind her, an elderly woman holds up the portrait of a relative killed in the massacre.

Unique Identifier UN7331564

NICA ID 522374

Production Date 06/30/2012 6:40:02 PM

City/Location Tripoli

Country Libya

Credit UN Photo/Iason Athanasiadis