Islamic State suicide bombing kills two in Libya

The Libyan civil war ended with a cease-fire in October of 2020, and a transitional government is now in power.
A fighter from the pro-government forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Unity looks at GNA forces' vehicles burning after a suicide bomber of the Islamic State detonated his explosives close to a group of soldiers on Aug. 16, 2016, in an area of central Sirte known as District Two.
A fighter from the pro-government forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Unity looks at GNA forces' vehicles burning after a suicide bomber of the Islamic State detonated his explosives close to a group of soldiers on Aug. 16, 2016, in an area of central Sirte known as District Two. - STR/AFP via Getty Images
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An Islamic State (IS) suicide bombing left two people dead in Libya on Sunday.

The explosion occurred at a checkpoint in the southwest city of Sabha, killing a police officer and one other person. IS claimed that one of its fighters carried out the attack with an explosives-landed vehicle, Reuters reported.

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