Seven soldiers die in attack on military base
At least seven soldiers have been killed by a car bomb at a military base in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
The car, which was loaded with explosives, is reported to have blown up at the gates of the base in Benghazi’s al-Rahba district just as troops were leaving after an inauguration ceremony for new military officers had ended.
Benghazi, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising that led to the downfall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has seen a sharp rise in attacks and assassinations targeting military and police troops.
A weak central government in the capital, Tripoli, has struggled to rein in unruly militias.