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22:13, 09-Feb-2018
One killed, 55 wounded in bombing at Libya mosque
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An explosion hit the Sa'ad Bin-Abada mosque in the Libyan city of Benghazi Friday afternoon, killing one worshiper and injuring 55 others, military and medical sources told Xinhua.
People inspect the damage inside a mosque following a twin bombing in Benghazi, Libya on February 9, 2018. /Reuters Photo
People inspect the damage inside a mosque following a twin bombing in Benghazi, Libya on February 9, 2018. /Reuters Photo
"Explosive bags exploded inside the Sa'ad Bin-Abada mosque in Majuri as worshipers were performing Friday prayers," Col. Milud Zwai, spokesman for the eastern-based army's special forces, told Xinhua.
A member of the Libyan National Army speaks on a mobile phone inside a mosque damaged in a twin bombing in Benghazi, Libya on February 9, 2018. /Reuters Photo
A member of the Libyan National Army speaks on a mobile phone inside a mosque damaged in a twin bombing in Benghazi, Libya on February 9, 2018. /Reuters Photo
"According to preliminary investigations, the bombing was carried out remotely," Zwai added.
Fadia Al-Barghathi, the information officer of Al-Jalaa Hospital in Benghazi, confirmed that the hospital received one dead body and 55 people with varying degrees of wounds.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency