11 August
A car bomb in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi has killed three UN staff members, injuring others.
The UN says the explosion took place in a shopping district near its office on Saturday. The Associated Press quoted a local official as saying the attack targeted a UN convoy. The explosion came as the country's warring parties had accepted a UN-proposed ceasefire to observe the Muslim Eid holiday, which begins on Sunday.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement condemning the attack and calling for all parties to respect the truce.Libya has been in a state of continuous conflict since longtime ruler Muammar al-Qadhafi was deposed in 2011.
Fighting between forces led by General Khalifa Haftar based in the east and the UN-backed interim government in the west has intensified since April.—NHK
