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Car bomb targeting security forces in Libya's Benghazi kills 22

Car bomb targeting security forces in Libya's Benghazi kills 22

Libya

A car bomb targeting security forces on Tuesday in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed 22 people and wounded 20, a spokesman for the forces and medical officials said.

The blast occurred in a residential area in the Guwarsha district, the scene of fighting between security forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government and an alliance of Islamists and other opponents.

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