2 Killed As Shells Hit Libya's Benghazi

Two people were killed Sunday when two shells hit residential buildings in Libya's eastern Benghazi city, a medical source has said.



"Two civilians were killed and seven others injured when two shells fell on Sidi Hussein district," a source at Al-Galaa Hospital told The Anadolu Agency.



According to locals, the shells were fired during clashes between forces loyal to military commander Khalifa Haftar and Islamist militias.



Libya has been dogged by political instability since the 2011 ouster and death of long-ruling strongman Muammar Gaddafi.



In the more than three years since, rival militias have frequently locked horns, often bringing violence to the country's main cities, especially Benghazi and capital Tripoli.



The sharp political divisions have yielded two rival seats of government in Tripoli and Tobruk, each of which has its own institutions.



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