January_2018_Benghazi_bombing
The January 2018 Benghazi bombing was an attack with two car bombs on the Bayaat al-Radwan mosque in Benghazi, Libya.
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| January 2018 Benghazi bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Libyan Civil War (2014–present) | |
| Location | Benghazi, Libya |
| Date | January 23, 2018 (UTC+02:00) |
| Target | Mosque |
Attack type | Car bombing |
| Deaths | 41 |
| Injured | 80 |
| Perpetrator | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya (accused), Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (accused) |
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The first car bomb exploded outside of the mosque, the second bomb detonated 15 minutes later as firefighters and security forces had responded to the first explosion. A total of 41 people died and 80 others were wounded in the attacks.[1][2][3] According to the Libya Observer, the mosque was attended by security forces; one official was reportedly killed in the bomb attack.[4] An Egyptian national was killed. The twin explosions shattered the relative calm that had returned to Libya’s second city, scene of more than three years of warfare.[5]
No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.[6]
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- "Toll rises to 35 in car bombing outside Benghazi mosque". Reuters. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "Libya: Double car bombing kills 33 in Benghazi". Al Jazeera. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "Twin car bombs kill more than 30 in Libya's Benghazi: officials". Reuters. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- "37 killed in mosque bombing in Libya's Benghazi". Daily Sabah. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
