At least 65 police officers have been killed after a
truck bomb was detonated near a recruitment centre in Zliten, Libya.
The bombing was one of the deadliest since Islamist
militants started expanding their presence in the chaos that followed the fall
of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Mayor Miftah Hamadi said the bomb detonated as recruits
were gathering at the police centre in Zliten, a coastal town between the
capital Tripoli and the port of Misrata.
Witnesses said residents were ferrying victims to Misrata
hospitals in ambulances and cars, many with shrapnel wounds. Medical sources
said 65 people had been killed, including some civilians, though one official
said between 50 and 60 had died.
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