Eight killed as suspected Islamist militants attack security HQ in Libya


  • World
  • Friday, 02 May 2014

BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Eight people were killed and up to 15 wounded when suspected Islamist militants tried to storm the Libyan government security headquarters in Benghazi on Friday, army officials and medics said.

The dead were soldiers and police officers, army officials said. Huge explosions could be heard during a firefight in the early morning that lasted more than an hour. Special forces later secured the headquarters, near the city centre.

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