Tripoli, Sept 17 (NNN-JANA) The Libyan people on Saturday, commemorate the 75th anniversary of the martyrdom of Omar Al Mukhtar who was executed by the Italian colonisers.
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On Sept 16, 1931, the Italians executed Omar Al Mukhtar in Slouq area for leading the rebellion against their occupation.
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The commemoration of Omar Al Mukhtar's martyrdom is to ensure the Libyans remember their history which is full of sacrifices and heroic activities of their fathers and grandfathers in defending the homeland and its dignity..

Some 700,000 Libyans were killed in the rebellion against the occupying forces.

Italy, declared on July 9th, 1998 for the first time its apology to the Libyan people for the colonization and admitted its responsibility for the malicious era of colonisation and the damage caused to the Libyan people and their properties.

The Italian government also announced that it would try to find the missing Libyan citizens who have been deported from their country to the Italian islands and would compensate the Libyans for the damage caused by the mines which were laid on their land during the Second World War.

However, until now, no compensation have paid to the Libyan people.