TRIPOLI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The joint forces of the UN-backed government of Libya on Sunday denied a report by a Libyan human right commission regarding the execution of 28 people in western Libya.
"The reports and allegations claiming that our forces tortured and executed 28 people in Warshaffana are completely untrue," Abdullah Al-Fak'hal, spokesman for the joint forces, told Xinhua.
"We have never found such a number of bodies in one place throughout the clashes. The bodies of militants were gathered from different locations," Al-Fak'hal added.
The allegations were made by some leaders of "criminal groups" who are pursued by the security services, the spokesman said, adding that it is "an attempt to disrupt victories of our forces and security in the whole area of Warshaffana."
Mustafa Fner, Red Crescent officer of the western city of Zintan, said that only one body was found in Al-Kassarat of Warshaffana.
Libya's National Human Rights Commission on Sunday said that 28 bodies, including army soldiers killed by the UN-backed government's forces, were found in the western area of Warshaffana.
Forces allied with the UN-backed government in Tripoli recently launched a military operation in the western area of Warshaffana to "eliminate crime in the area." The forces took over the area on Wednesday.
The fighting killed 70 people, including members of the Justice and Equality Movement of Sudan, according to a local official.
