Seven people have been
killed at a security checkpoint near Benghazi in the first known suicide
bomb attack in Libya since the fall of Col Gaddafi.
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| The suicide bomber detonated a truck loaded with explosives, witnesses said |
The attacker targeted the checkpoint in the village of Aguiria, some 50km (30 miles) east of Libya's second city.
At least eight people, including soldiers and civilians, were wounded.
The security situation in and around Benghazi has been
worsening in recent months, with extremist militia blamed for almost
daily attacks.
This latest incident reveals a shift in tactics away from the
bombings and assassinations that have mainly targeted the security
services, the BBC's Rana Jawad reports from Tripoli.
Unlike the rest of the country, many of the militias in the Eastern region are ideologically driven, she notes.
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