4 Libyan security elements were slaughtered in a terrorist attack east of Tripoli
Four people were killed in an attack by suspected
militants on a checkpoint east of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Thursday, a
local official newspapers said.
The attack took place between the towns of Zliten
and Khoms on the coastal road leading from Tripoli to the port city of Misrata,
Zliten mayor Miftah Hamadi said.
Daesh militants, who are active in the area, were
thought to be behind the attack, he added. Security personnel at the checkpoint
were among the dead.
Libya has seen occasional attacks by Islamist
militants who have benefited from the turmoil that followed a Nato-backed
uprising in 2011.
Hours earlier, the Daesh group's leader, Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, urged followers to attack enemies everywhere by all means,
including in knife attacks.
