BENGHAZI, Libya — As fighting raged Friday between Islamist militias and forces loyal to Libya's elected government, the mood was of resigned indifference in this embattled city that once took pride in being the first to rise up against longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Residents ignored the crack of gunfire and blasts from artillery and airstrikes that at times nearly drowned out the mosques' call to prayers and went about their daily routines.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/10/17/world/middleeast/ap-ml-libya.html?ref=aponline