By Noora Ibrahim.
Benghazi, 23 July 2014:
Three members of Saiqa Special Forces were killed in Benghazi yesterday evening and . . .[restrict]three others critically injured after a double suicide bombing at their camp in Buatni.
Head of Saiqa Special Forces Investigations Unit Fadel Al-Hassi told the Libya Herald two cars laden with explosives had stormed the gates at Saiqa’s main base, a separate premises to the 319 Brigade camp which was attacked by Ansar Al-Sharia on Monday. He said perimeter guards managed to shoot one of the bombers who continued driving some 200 metres into the camp before exploding his device on a football pitch used for recreation. Hassi estimated that the bombs would have been around nine kilograms each in weight.
He said it was unclear whether the second attacker, who followed behind, had detonated his bomb or whether the force of the first explosion had triggered the second. He explained that the attack took place just after Maghreb prayers as the brigade members were breaking their fast. He referred to the attackers as “sons of dogs”.
Hassi said a total of 23 members of Saiqa had been killed at 319 Brigade’s camp in clashes which ended yesterday.
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