A British expat executed on a beach in Libya was killed alongside his new girlfriend, it emerged yesterday. Former RAF officer Mark De Salis, 48, and Lynn Howie were both believed to have been shot in the back of the head. It is not known if Karen De Salis knew of Mark's relationship with Miss Howie, a mother-of-two from New Zealand. Shot: Mark De Salis (left) was working in Libya while Lynn Howie (right) was recently divorced Photographs posted on Facebook show Mr De Salis and his 47-year-old companion face down on the sand with a picnic blanket, food and drink next to them.
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Former RAF officer Mark De Salis and Lynn Howie were both believed to have been shot in the back of the head
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It is not known if Karen De Salis knew of Mark’s relationship with Miss Howie
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They were shot at a remote spot on the coast about 50 miles west of the capital Tripoli
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