Mines still claim legs and lives in Libya's Benghazi, months after war ceased

Members of the demining team of the Libyan National Army search for mines, in Benghazi, Libya January 14, 2018. Picture taken January 14, 2018. REUTERS/Ayman Alwrfaly

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - As military deminers warily picked their way through streets wrecked by war in Benghazi, a loud blast rang out - a familiar sound in the Libyan city, areas of which are riddled with deadly explosives and booby traps.

On this occasion, it was a 27-year-old man returning to his home before it was declared safe to do so who had set off a mine. He died after both his legs were amputated in a vain attempt to save his life.