Deadly blasts hit mosque in Libya
Benghazi : Twin bomb blasts struck a mosque in Benghazi in eastern Libya yesterday, killing at least one person and wounding 149 in the latest attack to target worshippers in the city.
The explosions hit the mosque at the start of weekly prayers in Libya’s second city, which lies 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) east of Tripoli, a security source said.
In the wake of the blasts debris was left scattered across the floor of the mosque, with windows blown out and bloodstains smeared on the wall.
The security source said one bomb had been hidden in a coffin in the courtyard of the mosque and another in a shoe cabinet at the entrance. One person was killed and 149 wounded, according to Moataz Trabelsi, spokesman for the health ministry of the parallel administration based in the east of the North African country.
A previous hospital bulletin spoke of 62 wounded.
There was no claim of responsibility for that attack, which underscored the ongoing chaos in the Benghazi region which is controlled by the forces of military strongman Khalifa Haftar.
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