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| Six children injured in Benghazi school bomb attack |
| 2014-02-06 |
[Libya Herald] Six children were maimed this morning, some seriously, when an bomb was thrown over the wall of a private primary school in Benghazi and went kaboom!in the playground. They were rushed to Al-Jelaa hospital. The playground at the Mahd Al-Marafa primary school in Benghazi's Tabalino district was crowded at the time, 11.30 am; it was the morning break period. There were chaotic scenes at the school as parents rushed to find out what had happened and take their children home, front man of Benghazi Joint Security Room Ibrahim,Al-Sharaa told the Libya Herald. Bahlul Al-Said, the deputy interior minister, has said that a team is leaving straightway from 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... to Benghazi to investigate the attack, which has shocked the country Asked if the Interior Ministry was going to now provide schools with security guards, she said that Benghazi people needed to take action themselves. "This is now happening to kids", he said, referring on the level of insecurity in the city. Benghazi school blast update; 12 injured Further details have emerged from today's brutal kaboom on a private school in Benghazi with a source at the Benghazi Medical Centre (BMC) saying it has received six casualties in addition to the six which were admitted to Al-Jelaa Hospital. A BMC doctor, who did not wish to be identified, said that those admitted ranged between the ages of 13 and 17 adding one boy had lost a leg in the blast with others receiving light injuries. The six have been named as Abdelkader Faraj Omar (17 ), Saifullah Adel Sharif (14), Ahmed Al-Muntasser Billah Al-Ghazali (13), Hassan rashid Al-Maghrabi (13), Amin Nuri Abdulhamid and Ali Hamad Saleh al-Fiki. Spokesman for Benghazi Joint Security Room Ibrahim Al-Sharaa said he could not confirm reports on social media claiming that the bomb, reportedly a Geltina bomb, which went kaboom!at 11:00 this morning, had been thrown by a disgruntled student. He said that the identity of the attacker was currently unknown although investigations into the incident are ongoing. The school has been closed until further notice. Initially reported as a primary school, Mahd Al-Marafa in Benghazi's Tabalino district includes both primary and secondary education. Jelaa Hospital is today working at a reduced capacity following last night's attack on Saiqa Special Forces members guarding the hospital. Hospital workers, excluding accident and emergency staff, have said they would not return until their safety can be guaranteed. |
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