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Twelve killed in Tripoli election HQ attack
From:BBC news | Edit:insomila | Time :2722天前 | 2714 Times visit: | 分享到:
At least one suicide bomber blew himself up while other armed assailants stormed the building in the capital, Tripoli, and set it on fire.

Voters have been registering for elections expected later this year.

Electoral commission spokesman Khaled Omar told Reuters that three officials and four security officers were killed in the attack. The health ministry later put the number of dead at 12.

Mr Omar said he saw the attackers, including two suicide bombers, storm the building and spotted bombers' body parts strewn on the ground.

He added that security officers had entered the building to respond to the attack in the Ghout al-Shaal district west of central Tripoli.

IS was once a powerful force in Libya, operating from its stronghold city of Sirte. The group was driven from the city in late 2016. But it is believed to have maintained sleeper cells in the coastal cities.

No date has been set for elections, but the electoral commission has been registering potential voters in preparation for a poll that could come this year.

Speaking at a news conference, the head of the commission said that voter registration records were safe, and copies had been made.

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