Car bomb explodes in Libyan rebel bastion of Benghazi

by Rao Muhammad Aftab Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:19 pm

Updated at: 0317 PST, Wednesday, May 04, 2011
BENGHAZI: A car bomb exploded not far from the the headquarters of Libya's rebels in their eastern bastion of Benghazi on Tuesday night, without causing any casualties, AFP correspondents said.

The explosion, which was confirmed by rebel military spokesman Omar Bani, took place about 200 metres (yards) from the seafront headquarters of rebels fighting to overthrow Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi.

"A white Chevrolet blew up just before evening prayers," said Libyan journalist Nasser Warfuli at the scene. "We don't know who did it."

Another witness, Mohammed Baluri, said he believed it was the work of "Kadhafi cells."

Doctors at al-Jalaa hospital said two people had suffered superficial shrapnel injuries in the blast and one had already been discharged. The other had injuries to his back and to his head.

This is the first car bomb in Benghazi since the Libyan uprising started in mid-February. (AFP)