January 2018 Benghazi bombing
Part of Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
LocationBenghazi, Libya
DateJanuary 23, 2018 (UTC+02:00)
TargetMosque
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths41
Injured80
PerpetratorIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya (accused), Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (accused)

The January 2018 Benghazi bombing was an attack with two car bombs on the Bayaat al-Radwan mosque in Benghazi, Libya.

Attack

Picture of Bayat ar Redwan mosque in 2015.
Picture of Bayat ar Redwan mosque in 2011 when it was built.

The first car bomb exploded outside of the mosque, the second bomb detonated 15 minutes later as firefighters and security forces had responded to the first explosion. A total of 41 people died and 80 others were wounded in the attacks.[1][2][3] According to the Libya Observer, the mosque was attended by security forces; one official was reportedly killed in the bomb attack.[4] An Egyptian national was killed. The twin explosions shattered the relative calm that had returned to Libya’s second city, scene of more than three years of warfare.[5]

Responsibility

No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Incident Summary 201801230003". Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Incident Summary 201801230004". Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Toll rises to 35 in car bombing outside Benghazi mosque". Reuters. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Libya: Double car bombing kills 33 in Benghazi". Al Jazeera. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Twin car bombs kill more than 30 in Libya's Benghazi: officials". Reuters. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. ^ "37 killed in mosque bombing in Libya's Benghazi". Daily Sabah. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

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