An iconic Italian-era statue of a naked woman caressing a gazelle has mysteriously disappeared from a famous roundabout in Libya's capital, Tripoli.
The historic bronze statue sat proudly in a fountain until Tuesday morning, but no trace of it is now left.
It is not known who pulled it down, but many blame Muslim extremist militias.
They have been accused of targeting Ottoman-era mosques and tombs, which they regard as idolatrous, since 2012.
The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says the statue overlooked the Mediterranean sea, and had been around since Italian colonial rule.
Most residents have condemned the the removal of the statue The historical landmark was known to locals as the "Gazelle roundabout", she says.
Hit in stomachReaction on social media to its disappearance was swift and residents largely condemned the move, our correspondent adds.
The statue was hit by a missile in late August which left a gaping hole in the stomach of the nude figurine.
In February 2012, local officials in Tripoli said they had information of a threat against the naked statue by extremist militias.
Muslim hardliners have been blamed for the destruction of tombs of clerics from a rival sect Libya's internationally recognised government and parliament relocated from Tripoli to the far-eastern city of Tobruk after a coalition of armed groups, including militant Islamists, took control of large parts of the capital in August.
Several historical mosques from the rival Sufi sect of Islam, as well as relics and shrines, have been systematically destroyed or vandalised in Libya since 2012, our correspondent says.
Last month, the Ottoman-era Karamanli mosque in Tripoli's old city was vandalised.
Libya has been unstable since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
The country is divided between two rival governments, with disparate ethnic groups, militias and political factions fighting for power in the oil-rich country.
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