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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
11 dead in suicide attack on Libya election commission
Eleven people have been killed in a suicide blast in a Libyan electoral commission office in the country’s capital, according to local officials.
A government spokesman says that in addition to the bomb, gunshots were also exchanged between the assailants and security forces outside the building.
The attackers set the building ablaze, according to spokesman Khaled Amar, who fled with other staff following the attack. Reports said the gunmen then engaged security forces in a street battle.
Local media reports that there were a total of four attackers.
The blast comes amid pressure that the UN has been placing on Libya to hold elections by the end of 2018.
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