KABUL: (MEP) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack at Libyan police training centre on Thursday that killed at least 65 people.
“This operation is one in a series of the battle of Abu al-Mughira al-Qahtani, which will not stop until we liberate all Libya,” the group’s Tripoli militancy said.
A truck rigged with explosives crashed into a police training camp in Zliten, Libya, on Thursday, killing dozens and injuring up to 200, according to various sources.
At least 65 people were killed, Reuters reported citing hospital sources. Civilians were among the casualties who were transferred to a hospital in nearby Misrata, witnesses told Reuters.
At least 60 policemen were killed and as many as 200 others wounded in the massive blast, AP reported citing officials. Rescue crews at the scene managed to extract 60 bodies from the wreckage, a hospital spokesman Moamar Kaddi said. Libyan officials said they believed there might be dozens more dead.
