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| Libyan blast injures six children at Benghazi school | |
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| At least six children have been injured in Libya in a grenade attack on a school in Benghazi, officials say. | |
| Witnesses say the grenade was thrown over a wall into a private school in the Tabilinu area during a break from lessons. | |
| Benghazi has witnessed a series of bomb attacks and assassinations within the past year, but attacks on schools are rare. | Benghazi has witnessed a series of bomb attacks and assassinations within the past year, but attacks on schools are rare. |
| It is not yet known who is responsible for the attack. | |
| A Benghazi resident told the BBC that a family member had seen a man use his mouth to prepare the grenade for detonation. | |
| He then threw it into the school before escaping in a low black car, the eyewitness said. | |
| People were running and screaming after the blast, the resident said. | |
| The blast occurred just before 11:00 local time (09:00 GMT), while the children were outside playing. | |
| A Benghazi security official said the explosion was "weak" and said that police were currently looking for the perpetrators. | |
| Benghazi was the cradle of the 2011 uprising that toppled the 42-year reign of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. | |
| Since then however it has been a hotspot for attacks on public institutions and officials. |