IED

IED event in Benghazi, Benghazi area, Libya on Fri 19th May 2017

19th May 2017

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The head of eastern Libya's largest tribe was killed on Friday when a car bomb exploded outside a mosque on the outskirts of Benghazi. 'Sheikh Abrik al-Luwati, the head of the Al-Awaqir tribe, was killed by a car bomb after leaving the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Benghazi's Sallouq district,' an official said.'The bombing also killed al-Luwati's son and another man.' No group has yet claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. (VBIED)

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