Nine security agency members killed in blast west of Libyan capital Tripoli
TRIPOLI: At least nine members of a security agency were killed and several others wounded by a mortar blast during a training exercise in a city west of Libya’s capital Tripoli late on Sunday, a local TV channel said. The blast, from an 82mm mortar round, caused casualties among members of the Anti-Threat Security Agency, according to Libya Alahrar TV channel broadcasting from Istanbul. The…
A mortar blast during a training exercise killed at least nine members and wounded several others of the Anti-Threat Security Agency, a security force under the UN-recognized Libyan government, according to Libya Alahrar TV channel. The blast occurred in Zawiya, a city 40 km west of Tripoli, which has seen repeated clashes between rival armed groups. The Anti-Threat Security Agency is part of the security forces led by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah. No immediate official comments were made on the incident.
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