{
  "id": 15598550,
  "title": "Nine security agency members killed in blast west of Libyan capital Tripoli",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/nine-security-agency-members-killed-in-blast-west-of-libyan-capital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:02:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444935/nine-security-agency-members-killed-in-blast-west-of-libyan-capital-tripoli"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}