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Three soldiers killed in attack in Libya's Benghazi
[Al Ahram] Unknown assailants threw an bomb at a military checkpoint in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi early on Wednesday, killing three soldiers and injuring three others, security officials said.The attack was the latest in a wave of violence against security forces in the city, the cradle of the 2011 uprising against Muammar Qadaffy ...whose instability was an inspiration to dictators everywhere, but whose end couldn't possibly happen to them... Nearly two years after he was ousted, the Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... government is still struggling to impose its authority on a country awash with weapons and where lawless militias do as they please. "In the night, unknown assailants in a black Chevrolet car threw an bomb as they passed a military patrol at one of the city's roundabouts," a police source said. "There was no shooting. They then just fled." Abdullah al-Shaafi, front man of Benghazi's security operations room, confirmed three soldiers had been killed and three others maimed in the attack. Posted by: Fred 2013-05-30 |
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