Nine Killed in ’ISIL’ Car Bomb Attack in Libya’s Derna
Local Editor
A car bomb attack claimed by the "ISIL" group had killed nine people and wounded dozens in Libya's eastern coastal city of Derna, a medical source said.
"Nine persons were killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb in Derna city" on Sunday night, a medical official in eastern Libya stated.
"Some of the dead and wounded are civilians" the official added.
In fact, "ISIL" said it was behind the attack and that it was carried out by a Sudanese militant.
The suicide bomber "... Abu Jaafar al-Sudani blew up his car bomb... in the city of Derna, causing many dead and wounded," read a statement the group posted online.
The Takfiri group's militants last month lost control of Derna, which had been a bastion of "ISIL" since late last year.
In an online video, "ISIL" promised to avenge its militants.
After the fall of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, Libya now has two governments vying for power in the oil-rich country, one based in Tripoli in the west and another internationally recognized in Tobruk, to the east of Derna.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team