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Two explosions in downtown Benghazi

byCallum Paton
February 9, 2014
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Two explosions in downtown Benghazi

The site of the Rouws Al-Bahr restaurant obliterated in the bast

By Noora Ibrahim.

The site of the Rouws Al-Bahr restaurant obliterated in the bast
The site of the Rouws Al-Bahr restaurant obliterated in the bast (Photo:Mohamed Jaaouda)

Benghazi, 9 February 2014:

Downtown Benghazi was rocked by two explosions in the early hours of the morning, destroying a . . .[restrict]restaurant and eight vehicles.

The spokesman for Benghazi Joint Security Room, Ibrahim Al-Sharaa, told the Libya Herald that the two explosions, one on the Corniche and the other on nearby Gzeer Street, occurred ten minutes apart .

He said that the huge explosions were caused by gelatina devices and had obliterated the Rous Al-Bahr restaurant on the Corniche and eight parked cars on Gzeer Street.

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While reports have surfaced of some light injuries, Sharaa said that the security room had received no news of hospital admittances as a result of the bombings.

He also denied that the nearby home of Congressman Saleh Gaouda had been bombed in a similar attack but explained that a number of houses surrounding the blast area had suffered superficial damage. [/restrict]

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