Car bomb kills 2 Libyan soldiers in Benghazi

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A car bomb exploded on Tuesday at a military base in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing two soldiers and injuring several others, a military official reported.
The  military official said on condition of anonymity that the bomb exploded at the main gate of the former Libyan Special Forces 21st Battalion headquarters in the second largest Libyan city, reports Xinhua.
The official said that camp guards failed to stop the car from dashing toward the main gate and the explosion caused major damage to the barrack's wall.
A medical official in Galaa Hospital told reporters that the wounded were transferred to the Benghazi Medical Centre for treatment.
Benghazi police said in a statement that they had rapidly intervened in the case and would look into the identities of the attackers.
Benghazi is the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against former leader Muammar Gaddafi.
After the attack on the American diplomatic mission on Sept. 11, 2012, which killed U.S. Ambassador  to Libya, Christopher Stevens, the city witnessed a drastic escalation of violence and has become a major base of extremists in North Africa. 

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