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Bombs kill 40 in Libya in apparent revenge for Egyptian air strikes

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Bombs kill 40 in Libya in apparent revenge for Egyptian air strikes

Three car bombs ripped through the eastern Libyan city of Qubbah on Friday, killing 40 people and wounding 70 in what officials described as a revenge attack for Egyptian air strikes on militant targets.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. But parliamentary speaker Aguila Saleh said the bombs appeared to have been in retaliation for Egyptian air raids on nearby Derna, an Islamist hotspot(…)
Reuters

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