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On 22 July, Benghazi was the scene of fighting andattacksby militias on armed units' bases. It was reported that Islamist militant group Ansar al-Shari'ah (potentially supported by other groups) had attacked a number of bases in the city, including the 319 Infantry base, which is also in the city's Bu-Atni district. At least 14 people were reported to have been killed in the 319 base attack, while the death toll from fighting in Benghazi on 21 and 22 July was reported to have risen to around 37. A double suicide bombing was also reported on a military base in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killing at least four soldiers and the two attackers. The two attackers, who detonated car bombs, targeted a Libyan army special forces barracks in the Bouatni area of Benghazi. |
