At least four people have been killed in a double suicide
bombing at an army base in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a security
source has told Reuters news agency.
Militias and security forces have been clashing regularly in
the city, but suicide attacks have been rare during the turmoil that has
followed the 2011 overthrow of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
A medical official said the blasts killed four people, not
including the two attackers themselves, as well as an “unknown number of
wounded”.
The attack hit just as the men were breaking the fast for
the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the military source added, saying that a
bomber on a lorry forced his way onto the base before detonating the vehicle.
This was followed by a second attacker in a car, the
military official said. No group has so far claimed responsibility.
Tuesday’s blast occured as a day after fighters attacked an
army base in the city, triggering fierce clashes involving helicopters and jets
that killed at least seven people and wounded 40 others.
The violence came as armed groups engaged in a more than
one-week long battle for control over the capital, Tripoli’s main international
airport.
At least three people have been killed as armed groups have
been fighting for the control of the country’s largest airport.
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