Explosion injures 10 in Libya's Benghazi

Source: Xinhua| 2018-11-22 14:52:05|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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TRIPOLI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- An explosion injured 10 people in a residential neighborhood in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi later on Wednesday, a medical source said.

Two of the injured are in critical condition, said Fadia Al-Barghathi, information officer of Al-Jalaa hospital in Benghazi.

No official statement has yet been made.

Pictures on social media show the explosion site in Salmani neighborhood, with heavy smoke streaming from a house. Several cars parked nearby were also damaged in the explosion.

Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, witnesses repeated explosions in neighborhoods, mosques and markets. Suicide bombers also target military checkpoints and sites in the city.

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