Nine security agency members killed in blast west of Libyan capital Tripoli
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Nine people have been killed in an explosion at a military camp in the city of Zawiya, western Libya, the Libyan Emergency and Disaster Management Authority said. The incident occurred on the evening of October 18 in the Al-Harsha area, during a military training exercise. According to the authority, an 82-millimeter mortar exploded. There were also injuries, but their exact number and condition are not known. The cause of the detonation has not…
Nine security agency members killed in blast west of Libyan capital 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.
Eight soldiers were killed and several others were injured after a mortar explosion inside a camp in the city of Az-Zawiya, Libya, during military training. According to local sources, the incident occurred at a camp belonging to the Security Threat Countermeasures Service, in the Al-Harsha area of Az-Zawiya, while military exercises were being conducted. Initial reports indicate that ... More www.ertnews.gr
The causes of the explosion are still unclear.
Local reports indicate that nine soldiers were killed and wounded when a mortar shell exploded inside a counter-terrorism training camp in the Al-Harsha area of Zawiya, western Libya, during military exercises. Libyan media reports stated that the explosion occurred inside the camp during training, resulting in casualties among the soldiers present.
Libya's emergency medical services announced the deaths of nine security forces following the explosion of an 82-caliber mortar during military exercises.
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