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Libya car bomb: Benghazi barracks hit by deadly attack Libya car bomb: Benghazi army base hit by deadly attack
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A car bomb at a barracks has left at least five soldiers dead in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, medical sources say. A car bomb at a military academy has left at least eight soldiers dead in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, medical sources say.
The attack is said to have targeted people leaving a graduation ceremony for officers. The attack targeted soldiers leaving a graduation ceremony. More than a dozen people were reported to be wounded.
Benghazi is often the scene of attacks by Islamist groups and separatists. A second car bomb later exploded elsewhere in Benghazi, killing one person.
It is the largest city in eastern Libya, where some groups want more autonomy and a greater share of the region's oil wealth. Benghazi was the cradle of the 2011 uprising that toppled the 42-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi.
No group has said it carried out Monday's attack. But since then it has been a focal point for attacks on public institutions and officials.
The government called the academy bombing a "terrorist act" and declared three days of mourning.
No group has said it carried out the bombing but Libyan security forces have long been battling Islamist militants in the city.
Benghazi is the largest city in eastern Libya, where some groups want more autonomy and a greater share of the region's oil wealth.
In the past year none of the assassinations or bombings in Libya have been claimed by any group, and there has been no admission to Monday's attack.