Jalil said a new cabinet would be appointed by the prime minister, Mahmoud Jabril, and a full investigation would be held into the general's death. He blamed a "conspiracy" for the assassination.
The political crisis in Benghazi, where the opposition is closely supported byNato, came as allied planes hit new targets in Tripoli, possibly including an arms depot, as part of the alliance's air campaign against the regime ofMuammar Gaddafi.
Libya said 85 civilians had been killed in a Nato raid near Zlitan on Monday, but there was no independent confirmation of the deaths.
In Benghazi, the sacking of the cabinet has done nothing to bolster confidence among western backers of the NTC, which has been shaken by the lack of clarity over how Younes was killed hours after he was arrested for interrogation on unidentified matters by a panel of judges. More.
I have seen more chatter about the Muslim Brotherhood in this supposed "rebel" camp.
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