Libya: Three Killed in VBIED Attack on Funeral

TRIPwire 11 July 2019
On 11 July 2019, a vehicle-borne IED (VBIED) was used to attack the funeral of former senior military commander Khalifa Mismari. Three people were killed and 15 wounded in the attack on Huwari cemetery in Benghazi. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Mismari was the assistant commander of Libya’s special forces under former leader Muammar al-Gaddafi.