Libya’s consul in Egypt, Faraj Saeed al-Aribi, announced Wednesday that he was quitting his post and joining the rebels.
“In response to the souls and blood of the martyrs of the February 17 revolution, I, Faraj Saeed al-Aribi, the Libyan consul in Cairo, declare my resignation and my joining of the February 17 revolution,” al-Aribi said during an interview with the Al Arabiya television network.