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| Libya car bombing: 22 dead after blasts kill worshippers outside Benghazi mosque | Libya car bombing: 22 dead after blasts kill worshippers outside Benghazi mosque |
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| A double car bombing in Libya has left at least 22 people dead and 30 wounded, including senior security figures. | A double car bombing in Libya has left at least 22 people dead and 30 wounded, including senior security figures. |
| The first explosion struck outside a mosque in the eastern city of Benghazi, in the central Al Salmani district, as worshipers were leaving evening prayers. | The first explosion struck outside a mosque in the eastern city of Benghazi, in the central Al Salmani district, as worshipers were leaving evening prayers. |
| Around 10 to 15 minutes later, after security and health officials had arrived on the scene, a second more powerful blast was detonated from a Mercedes parked on the opposite side of the street. | Around 10 to 15 minutes later, after security and health officials had arrived on the scene, a second more powerful blast was detonated from a Mercedes parked on the opposite side of the street. |
| The second blast also hit an ambulance and caused a higher number of casualties than the first. | The second blast also hit an ambulance and caused a higher number of casualties than the first. |
| The victims include both military personnel and civilians, officials have said. | The victims include both military personnel and civilians, officials have said. |
| One of the men killed was Ahmed al-Feitouri of the investigation and arrest unit attached to the general command of east Libyan security forces. | One of the men killed was Ahmed al-Feitouri of the investigation and arrest unit attached to the general command of east Libyan security forces. |
| An intelligence official, Mahdi al-Fellah, was wounded. | An intelligence official, Mahdi al-Fellah, was wounded. |
| It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack. | It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack. |
| Benghazi was the scene of more than three years of conflict from 2014 until late last year, as forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar battles Islamists and other opponents. | Benghazi was the scene of more than three years of conflict from 2014 until late last year, as forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar battles Islamists and other opponents. |
| Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed control of its rivals' final hold on the port city in December. | Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed control of its rivals' final hold on the port city in December. |
| There have however been occasional bomb attacks in Benghazi in recent months, often outside mosques. | There have however been occasional bomb attacks in Benghazi in recent months, often outside mosques. |
| The fighting in Benghazi was part of a broader conflict that developed in Libya after former ruler Muammar Gaddafi was removed from power and killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011. | |
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