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| Stray projectiles injure three in Benghazi |
| 2014-05-25 |
| [Libya Herald] Two young children and an elderly woman were maimed in kabooms believed to be the result of mortar fire in Benghazi last night. The two children were hurt when a family apartment in the Bouatni area was hit. They were taken to a local hospital, local residents told the Libya Herald. It is believed that the intended target of the projectile was the nearby base of Saiqa Special Forces ...Libya's elite army unit, insofar as they have one, formed from a mixture of paratroopers and commandos. The group emerged from a militia with the same name in 2010. It now numbers a few thousand and reports to the Ministry of Defence. It deployed in Benghazi in an attempt to control the carnage. As a result, it has been attacked and several of its officers murdered. The force is popular in Benghazi for its stance against Ansar al-Sharia group... 21 Battalion. The elderly woman was injured in a residential property on Nahr Saini Street. Local residents said it was not clear who had launched either attack. |
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